Four door-to-door salesmen were placed under arrest after two of the men allegedly beat a third in the parking lot of a Wendy’s restaurant for low sales figures late Thursday night.

Police charged Darrell Price and Tyjaun Seals, both 19, with simple assault. Two other men, Joseph Mims and Kevin Price, both 21, were charged with disorderly conduct.

Police apprehended the men at a Hess station on the intersection of Route 28 and Lake Street after they fled from the scene in a dark red van at 9:55 p.m.

All four men work for the Pargon Sales Midwest Clearing company and have been soliciting magazine subscriptions in the Salem area, according to police.

After failing to meet his sales quota, one of the salesmen was allegedly refused dinner and then beaten by his supervisor and a co-worker.

None of the men could produce positive identification and gave police the address of the Doubletree Hotel in Lowell, Mass. Police believe the four men are from Chicago.

The group registered with the Salem Police Department as per state law last Monday, and authorities are taking steps to remove the men from the town.

Attempts to contact the company by the authorities have been unsuccessful. Police are urging local business and area residents to notify the department of any further contact with the group.