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Man Attacks Victim With Bear Spray Outside Capital Region Business, Police Say Man Attacks Victim With Bear Spray Outside Capital Region Business, Police Say
Man Attacks Victim With Bear Spray Outside Capital Region Business, Police Say A man is facing charges after allegedly attacking a person with bear spray outside a convenience store in the region. The Saratoga County incident happened at around 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13, in Malta, at the X-Tra Mart on Highway 9. Sheriff’s deputies said Jorge Torres, age 44, who is homeless, sprayed a man known to him with bear spray, hitting him in the face. The victim suffered physical injury and was treated at the scene by medics. Deputies did not speculate on what may have led up to the incident. Nobody else was injured. Torres is also accused of violating an order of protect…

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by Michael Mashburn