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Man Attacks Autistic Relative Outside Berks County Walmart Store, Police Say
A man is facing charges after he allegedly attacked his autistic relative outside a Walmart store in Tilden Township (Berks County).
Joshua L. Cassler, 31, punched and attempted to strangle the 21-year-old man after he accidentally backed a vehicle into a parked car and then into a pole in the parking lot of the store on Tilden Ridge Drive around 1:40 p.m. Tuesday, June 21, local police said.
The victim, who has autism and cerebral palsy, got out of the vehicle and ran towards the store, where he was stopped by a relative, later identified as Cassler, of Shoemakersville, Tilden Township pol…
