Man Injured During Attempted Robbery

  (Bridgeport, CT – May 5, 2014) – A city man faces charges in connection with an attempted robbery and assault Sunday Officers William Arroyo and Omar Jimenez responded to the area of Fairfield and West avenues at 5:23 p.m. and encountered the victim, David DeJesus, 51, of Bridgeport, who stated that a male later identified as Carlos Delgado, 58, of Bridgeport, approached him and demanded money from his wallet. The victim declined to turn over money and the two got into a physical altercation, during which Dejesus was cut in the face with a knife. He declined medical treatment. Delgado was charged with first-degree robbery and second-degree assault and held on a $10,000 bond.

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