Overview
- The attack on Aug. 12 left a neighborhood resident known as Larry unconscious on a sidewalk outside Beto’s Pizza and hospitalized with a skull fracture, broken nose, a concussion and four stitches.
- Surveillance video shows the assailant running up behind the victim and landing a single blow that knocked him out before the victim was repeatedly struck on the ground, according to the criminal complaint.
- Officers traced the suspect to 25-year-old Angel Garcia-Santibanez after recognizing him from a parking ticket issued at the same location days earlier and arrested him on Aug. 18.
- Prosecutors have charged Garcia-Santibanez with one felony count of substantial battery, a charge that carries up to 3 years and 6 months in prison and a possible fine of up to $10,000 if he is convicted.
- The restaurant released surveillance footage and local activists amplified the video to solicit tips, a sequence that heightened public attention and helped lead to the arrest while the criminal case moves through the charging phase.