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The incident took place in Uniondale around 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 30 in Uniondale at the Golden Crest Restaurant.
According to detectives, Kevin Allen, age 50, of Roosevelt, was standing in line at the restaurant when he was approached by another man he knew and a fight began.
As the two men were exchanging words, the unnamed man pulled a black gun from his waistband and pointed it at Allen, police said.
During the fight, the gun fell to the ground where it was retrieved by a Good Samaritan for safe keeping, police said.
According to police, when the gun dropped, the unknown man fled the scene, and Allen allegedly turned around and attacked the Good Samaritan from behind and began to apply pressure to the victim's neck causing the victim to have difficulty breathing and putting him in fear of his well-being.
Allen removed the firearm from the waistband of the Good Samaritan and fled the scene through the back door of the restaurant, police said.
The Good Samaritan suffered a laceration behind his ear and was transported to a local hospital for treatment of his injuries.
During an investigation, officers responded to a call for a man needing medical assistance. When they arrived on the scene, they Allen and put him under arrest, officers said.
Officers recovered a loaded defaced black colored Lorcin L380 handgun, police said.
The investigation is ongoing.
Allen was charged with:
- Two counts of criminal possession of a weapon
- Robbery
- Criminal obstruction of breathing
- Assault
He will be arraigned on Wednesday, Aug. 31, in Hempstead.
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