Man charged in assault of store owner
YOUNGSTOWN
An 18-year-old East Auburndale Avenue man was charged with felonious assault Saturday, accused of punching the owner of a South Avenue market.
Dexter Lee Buxton entered the Petra Mart about 4 p.m., asking for cigarettes. According to a police report, he became belligerent when the store clerk asked him for identification. The owner of the store told him to leave, following him to the door before Buxton punched him, a police report said. Buxton was lodged in the Mahoning County jail.