A Bronx man is accused of beating a security guard at a Walmart in the Hudson Valley.

On Monday, New York State Police from Wappinger arrested 22-year-old Rasheem O. Grant of Bronx for menacing, criminal possession of a weapon, aggravated unlicensed operation, misdemeanors, and harassment, a violation.

Dutchess County 911 dispatched troopers to the Walmart in the Town of Fishkill for a report of a disturbance involving a man and an unknown weapon.

Police allegedly found Grant as he was trying to flee.

Grant is accused of starting a fight with a a Walmart security guard. Grant struck the security guard several times and later threatened him with a metal pipe, police say.

Grant was remanded to the Dutchess County Jail in lieu of $2,500 cash bail and $5,000 bond.

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