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Two men stole video game, punched man: DA

FOREST HILLS — Police arrested two Jamaica men Dec. 31 in connection with beating and robbing an 18−year−old man on Austin Street in Forest Hills, a representative for Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said.

Henry Alphonso, 21, and Arthur Barton, 20, have been charged with two counts of robbery in the second degree, Brown’s office said.

Alphonso and Barton grabbed the unidentified victim while he was walking at 71st Avenue and Austin Street at 7 p.m. Dec. 4, DA representatives said.

Barton took a video game from the unidentified victim, then punched him in the face, a spokesperson for Brown said.