SALISBURY — A man was assaulted after police say he attempted to perform a “citizen’s arrest” on a juvenile who sold him a fake iPhone.

The man bought a used iPhone from a juvenile on Facebook, according to a Rowan County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson. When the man received the phone and turned it on, he recognized it as a fake because it used an Android operating system. According to the spokesperson, the man never alerted the police about the fraud. The man then reportedly told the juvenile that he wished to buy another phone from him and that they should meet at Charlie’s Mart on Faith Road on Wednesday.

When the juvenile arrived, the man allegedly used a broken baseball bat to threaten the juvenile in an attempt to perform what he called a “citizen’s arrest.”

He allegedly forced the juvenile to the ground, at which point, another juvenile jumped out of a car and hit the man in the head with a metal pipe.

Deputies responded to the location in reference to a fight in progress at 5:45 p.m. Emergency medical personnel treated the victim on scene for a head injury, but he refused transport to the hospital, the spokesperson said.

Deputies later located the juveniles and spoke with them and the parents of at least one of the juveniles. The spokesperson said that no criminal charges or juvenile petitions have been filed yet, as the incident is still under investigation.

In Salisbury Police Department reports:

• Vandalism occurred in the 200 block of Lloyd Street at 1:30 a.m. on Jan. 4.
• Fraud occurred in the 300 block of South Arlington Street at 10:53 a.m. on Nov. 24. It was reported on Jan. 4. The total estimated loss was $83.
• Fraud occurred in the 300 block of South Arlington Street at 1:50 p.m. on Dec. 24. It was reported on Jan. 4. The total estimated loss was $154.
• Shoplifting occurred in the 200 block of South Arlington Street at 10:08 a.m. on Jan. 4. The total estimated loss was $397.
• A hit and run causing property damage occurred in the 200 block of Castlewood Drive between noon and 2 p.m. on Jan. 4.
• An assault with a knife occurred in the 500 block of Magnolia Avenue at 11:35 p.m. on Jan. 4.
• Vandalism occurred in the 400 block of Pinewood Avenue between 12:50 a.m. and 1:43 a.m. on Jan. 5.
• An assault occurred in the 600 block of Brenner Avenue at 3:52 a.m. on Jan. 5.
• Roy Hoke Drye, 40, was charged with second-degree trespassing on Jan 4.

In Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reports:

• A larceny occurred at Spring Meadow Drive between 6 p.m. on Dec. 30 and 4:50 a.m. on Jan. 3.
• A sex offender registry violation occurred at Old Concord Road between 2:57 a.m. on Jan. 2 and 12:48 p.m. on Jan. 3.
• Possession of marijuana occurred at North Interstate 85 in Salisbury at 12:58 p.m. on Jan. 3.
• Possession of marijuana occurred at North Interstate 85 in China Grove at 1:38 p.m. on Jan. 3.
• Possession of a concealed firearm and possession of marijuana occurred at North Interstate 85 in China Grove at 3:29 p.m. on Jan. 3.
• Littering or trash dumping occurred in the 3200 block of Artz Road at 3:46 p.m. on Jan. 3. Police reports indicate that a partially disassembled refrigerator was found illegally dumped.
• Shoplifting occurred at Tingle Drive between 10:59 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. on Jan. 3.
• A motor vehicle accident involving a county-owned vehicle occurred at the intersection of Leonard Road and Grant Road at 11:59 a.m. on Jan. 3. Police reports indicate that the incident involved a Rowan County Sheriff’s Office vehicle.
• Vandalism occurred in the 600 block of Holshouser Road between 5:31 p.m. on Dec. 31 and 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 3. Police reports indicate that four people damaged the fence encircling the Shive Elementary School building.
• A larceny from a building occurred at East Ridge Road between 5:20 a.m. and 5:40 a.m. on Jan. 3.
• Miscellaneous property damage occurred at Chez Charolais Road at 5:24 p.m. on Jan. 3. Police reports indicate that the victim’s home was broken into.
• David Mitchell Whitmire, 40, was charged with possession of a stolen vehicle on Jan. 3.
• Richard Wilson Vancamp III, 53, was charged with assault on a female on Jan. 3.
• Romello Christopher Ford, 27, was charged with assault on a female on Jan. 3.
• Christopher Dean Wilhite, 46, was charged with a probation violation on Jan. 3.
• Malinda Lou Richards, 45, was charged with a school attendance law violation on Jan. 3.