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"At that point, the victim said 'no,' and a verbal altercation occurred. The victim walked away, but the defendants are accused of punching him in the head while following him," the state's attorney's office said in a statement Monday. "Several minutes later, the 15-year-old juvenile male punched Mr. Weed in the head causing him to fall to the ground Newport Cigarettes Shop. As the victim laid on the ground, the 16-year-old brother spat on the victim."Weed's family said he was at the fair with his sister and her two children, who moved to Frederick County last year to help care for the siblings' aging parents.
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The 15-year-old suspect was originally charged with first-degree assault, second-degree assault and reckless endangerment, but those charges have since been upgraded.
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