STUART, Fla. — A 17-year-old boy is facing charges after police say he hit a 70-year-old woman during a rally on the Roosevelt Bridge in Stuart.

The incident happened on Saturday at around 11:40 a.m. at the north end of the Roosevelt Bridge.

Stuart police said they received numerous reports of a woman being hit by a man.

Lt. Brian C. Bossio said witnesses were able to identify the suspect and officers on the scene quickly took the 17-year-old into custody.

Police said, according to witness and victim accounts, the boy punched the 70-year-old woman after a separate altercation with a man, causing her to fall to the ground. Police said the woman refused medical attention at the scene.

The boy was arrested and faces a charge of battery on a person over 65.