A 22-year-old man was punched in the face by an unidentified man while walking on New London Road near the Corbit Street intersection early Friday morning, said Newark police spokesman MCpl. Gerald Bryda.

The victim was walking home from Main Street at approximately 1:30 a.m. when he noticed the suspect, accompanied by an unidentified woman, walking behind him, he said.

The man was knocking over trash cans into the street. The victim said this made him upset, and he told the suspect to "stop acting like a freshman."

The victim said this agitated the man, who then confronted him, Bryda said.

The victim said the man, who appeared to be extremely intoxicated, punched the victim with a closed fist. The man then fled on foot, he said, and police responded to the scene.

Bryda said the victim was not injured.