GRAND FORKS — A man was arrested and charged with robbery and simple assault on Thursday.

The incident began as a disturbance call shortly after 3 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 28, in the area of Sixth Avenue North and North Third Street.

According to a release from the Grand Forks Police Department, officers arrived on scene to find a 26-year-old man who had been assaulted. The victim said he had been walking when a man asked him for his cellphone. He said the man then assaulted him and stole the device.

Ryan Leonard Delorme was arrested and taken to the Grand Forks jail.

Police say there is no threat to the public and ask anyone with more information to contact the GFPD at 701-787-8000.

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