Man arrested for hammer attack at Elmont McDonald’s
Javier Antonio Lopez, 45, of Floral Park, was engaged in an altercation with an 18-year-old male when a 59-year-old man intervened, police say.
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A man is accused of attacking another man with a hammer at a McDonald’s in Elmont early Monday morning.
According to detectives, Javier Antonio Lopez, 45, of Floral Park, began acting erratically and engaged in an altercation with an 18-year-old male victim.
A 59-year-old man intervened in the fight and that’s when Lopez hit that victim multiple times with a hammer, injuring his head and hand.
The incident happened around 6:30 a.m. at the restaurant located at 1420 Hempstead Turnpike, Nassau police say.
Both victims were taken to a local area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
Lopez will face charges of assault and criminal possession of a weapon when he is arraigned at First District Court in Hempstead on Tuesday.
