ST. LOUIS — A 28-year-old man was arrested on Monday after allegedly assaulting a 70-year-old woman when she confronted him about illegally dumping trash, police said.
According to St. Louis Metropolitan Police, the man assaulted the woman in the 7800 block of North Broadway on Feb. 8 in the city’s Baden neighborhood.
Allegedly, the man was illegally dumping trash when the 70-year-old confronted him and took photographs of him.
Police said the man became angry and yelled at the woman to leave him alone, then struck her in the face with his fist.
The man was previously charged with at-large warrants for third-degree assault and tampering with a witness by the Circuit Attorney’s Office.