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Three Surrender in Santana Row Beating as DA Files Assault Charges Only

Prosecutors limited the case to assault charges pending a hate‑crime review.

Overview

  • The suspects, identified as Bruneil Henry Chamaki, 32, and brothers Roma, 20, and Ramon Akoyans, 18, surrendered on March 16 after arrest warrants were issued.
  • Santa Clara County prosecutors filed felony assault charges, with an added misdemeanor battery count for Chamaki, and said no hate‑crime allegation is included at this time.
  • Police say the March 8 incident outside Augustine followed an exchange in which victims speaking Hebrew reported antisemitic slurs, and a witness heard “Don’t [expletive] with Iran” as the assailants fled.
  • Investigators used bystander video along with restaurant and parking‑garage surveillance to identify the suspects and are seeking additional witness information.
  • The two Israeli‑American victims were treated for cuts and head pain at the scene and declined hospital transport, and the defendants are scheduled for arraignment on May 12.