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6 Arrested In Nassau Assault; 2 Men Slashed: Police

One man was slashed on the back of his left thigh, and another man was slashed on his right ear, police say.

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L-R, T-B: Isaiah Moore, 19, of Uniondale; Devon Moore, 19, of Hempstead; Taiwan Jackson, 23, of Hempstead; Unique Pruitt, 21, of Hempstead; Devon Fenner, 18, of Hempstead; and Zachariah Fulton, 19, of Hempstead, were arrested, Nassau police said.
L-R, T-B: Isaiah Moore, 19, of Uniondale; Devon Moore, 19, of Hempstead; Taiwan Jackson, 23, of Hempstead; Unique Pruitt, 21, of Hempstead; Devon Fenner, 18, of Hempstead; and Zachariah Fulton, 19, of Hempstead, were arrested, Nassau police said. (Nassau County Police Department)

UNIONDALE, NY — Two men were assaulted by six other men in Uniondale on Wednesday, Nassau police said.

Officers responded to 1000 Hempstead Turnpike for an assault at 4:20 p.m. when two men were involved in a fight with six others, police said. The fight escalated, and one man was slashed on the back of his left thigh, and the other man was slashed on his right ear, police said.

Police arrested Isaiah Moore, 19, of Uniondale; Devon Moore, 19, of Hempstead; Taiwan Jackson, 23, of Hempstead; Unique Pruitt, 21, of Hempstead; Devon Fenner, 18, of Hempstead; and Zachariah Fulton, 19, of Hempstead.

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All six defendants were each charged with second-degree attempted gang assault, second-degree assault, and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

They are set to be arraigned Thursday at First District Court, at 99 Main St., Hempstead.

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