Security Guard Punches Man During Road Rage Incident, Police Say

A uniformed and armed security guard punched a Roxborough resident in the face after a verbal dispute on June 1, police said.

At around 4:30 p.m., in the 7100 block of Ridge Avenue, a man got into a verbal dispute with a security guard over how the security guard was driving, police said.

The security guard showed the man his nightstick, and then punched him in the face while still in his vehicle, police said. 

The security guard drove off, and police said that the man who was punched went to Roxborough Hospital where he received five stitches to the corner of his mouth.