Rochester Man Sought in MCC Mugging

An arrest warrant has been issued for a Rochester man in connection with one of the two muggings reported last week behind the Mayo Civic Center. The warrant charges 21 year old Lual Deng with 1st degree aggravated robbery.

A teenager who was skateboarding through the park area of the civic center Monday night says he was confronted by a group of 5 - 6 males and knocked to the ground where he was assaulted. The teen says one of the attackers held a gun to his face and robbed him of his cellphone and $50 in cash. Police later received a tip from an anonymous source that the man with the gun was Deng and the teen made a positive ID through a photograph.

The other mugging took place Tuesday night when a man was attacked by a group of males. He told police he was also knocked to the ground and assaulted - and also had a gun pointed at him before the men took his backpack, which contained his cellphone and some other items.