A suspect has been arrested in the shocking punching of a California man who was pushing his granddaughter in a stroller, as well as a similar attack on a minor, and police are investigating whether they were racially motivated.
Angel Sanchez Jr., 29, of Santa Barbara, was arrested in Oxnard at 2:15 p.m. Wednesday for the videotaped attack of a 60-year-old man of Asian American/Pacific Islander descent in upscale Calabasas. , The Angels. The county Sheriff’s Department said.
He is also a suspect in a second attack on a child of the same heritage that occurred shortly before, police said regarding “unprovoked attacks on unsuspecting victims.”
A man pushing his 10-month-old grandson in a stroller was punched while walking in Calabasas. Fox 11 LA The suspect returned to his car and drove away from him after hitting the grandfather. Fox 11 LA
Noting that “both victims of the assaults were of Asian descent,” police said that “the motive for the assaults is currently under investigation.”
Sanchez was charged with assault with force likely to result in great bodily injury.
However, he could face more charges if the two attacks are determined to be racially motivated, KTLA said.
The attacks occurred around 5 p.m. Tuesday in Calabasas, an upscale neighborhood home to numerous celebrities, when the suspect was driving a silver 2005 Honda Odyssey with Nevada plates, police said.
Angel Sanchez Jr. was charged with assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury.
Shocking video captured by a surveillance camera shows the suspect approaching the grandfather and punching him in the face, knocking him to the ground and overturning the stroller.
The victim is seen gripping the handlebars of the stroller as his body swings from the impact.
The attacker jumps into his vehicle and accelerates while the man and his grandson thrash on the ground.
The man and child were not seriously injured. Fox 11 LA
Neighbor Mary Steele said the victim is a “very nice member of the community” who has a “beautiful home.”
“People know who it is and the baby is an innocent victim,” he told KTLA.
The victims reportedly did not suffer serious injuries.
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