A 22-year-old Edinaman is charged after police say he pointed a fake gun at a woman, demanded money, and hit her in the face before running from officers.

According to the criminal complaint, police were called on Nov. 5 to the Mc Donald’s on Southdale Circleafter reports that a man had pointed a firearm at a woman and demanded her money.

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