An American man must explain himself in court after apparently attacking two people, including a grandfather who was walking with a baby in a stroller, without any provocation.
The two separate events occurred on Tuesday in the posh Lost Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles.
According to the district police, the attacker first hit a young man and then, in the second case, attacked a 60-year-old.
On Wednesday, this suspected idiot beat a 60-year-old with a grandchild in a stroller in Calabasas.@LHSLASD had the suspect in custody within 24 hours. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/NkIXfrTkRC
— Glendale Arizona FOP Lodge 12 (@GlendaleFOP12) December 7, 2023
A video captured by a surveillance camera shows the suspect walking towards the elderly man who was crossing a street with a stroller. The attacker gets into his victim's blind spot and hits him with all his might. The grandfather, dazed by the impact, falls to the ground, dragging the stroller with him.
The suspect, in turn, simply returns to his vehicle without haste.
Police announced Wednesday that they had arrested Angel Sanchez Jr., a 29-year-old Santa Barbara resident.
The motive for the attacks remains under investigation, but police determined the victims were Asian Americans.