But a lawyer representing Bobby Daniels’ family says the 48-year-old off-duty security guard never pointed a gun at officers and was struggling to stop his son from getting a hold of the weapon when a deputy shot him dead last Monday. “Bobby Daniels …
According to the Washington Post, Daniels got to the scene before the cops did and managed to talk his son, who had since let the security guard go, to put down his weapon on the roof of a car. When cops arrived, they reportedly attempted to stun gun …
Bobby Daniels was a peace officer by trade – a private security guard employed at CNN’s headquarters in Atlanta. When he learned that his emotionally troubled 25-year-old son Bias had suffered a breakdown and was holding a fellow security guard at …
Bobby Daniels sprang into action the moment he heard that his son, 25-year-old Bias, has suffered a mental breakdown and was holding a security guard hostage. As a private peace officer, Daniels was skilled in de-escalation and was able to put those …
The caller, a security guard at the mobile home park, told deputies he had been held at gunpoint by a man while making his rounds. Then a Daniels family member approached and told deputies the whereabouts of a man with a gun — Bias — located just the …
21 about an armed suspect holding a security guard hostage at a mobile home park. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said the officers witnessed Daniels, 48, and his 25-year-old son Bias Daniels struggling over a gun. The officers fired a Taser at …
They said Bobby Daniels was a Navy veteran who had for years been employed as a security guard at CNN’s Atlanta headquarters and another building run by Turner Broadcasting and that he was an avid defender of law enforcement. “My husband would …
Unlike police officers, who are protected by “qualified immunity” and have no legally enforceable duty to protect an individual citizen, private security guards are fully accountable, both in civil and criminal terms, for any injury they inflict on …
Stewart said that Daniels, a security guard for CNN and Navy veteran, died while trying to protect Douglas County sheriffs deputies from his 25-year-old son, Bias Daniels, during a hostage situation at a mobile home park in Douglasville. However …
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A security guard for Young Thug was shot and killed at his home in southwest Atlanta this past Monday (December 7). 23-year-old Quintavius Waters was found face down on the bed with a gun shot wound to the head by his roommate at his home on the 1000 block of Allegheny Street, in a neighborhood off Cascade Avenue in Southwest Atlanta, Georgia. Investigators say that the victim’s dog, Yorkie, and his 2001 black Ford Mustang convertible, which has an Alabama tag 3AG5624, are now missing.
Quintavius Waters, who was a security personnel for Young Thug, was found shot and killed in his southwest Atlanta home on Monday night (Dec. 7), reports the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Waters was found dead by his roommate with a gunshot wound to …
Atlanta police are investigating the murder of a security guard who reportedly worked for Young Thug. 23-year-old Quintavius Waters was found at home by his roommate Monday (Dec. 7), the Atlanta-Journal Constitution reports. CLICK FOR HOTTEST …
The Atlanta Journal Constitution is reporting today that Quintavius Waters, a 23-year old club bouncer and member of Young Thug‘s security team, was shot and killed on Monday night. According to the report, just before midnight struck, Waters’ roommate …
According to his friend, Toboris Character, Waters not only worked security for the local Club Lacura, but he also worked for Young Thug. The ATL rapper has yet to release a statement on the occurrence. “When I first met him, he was so welcoming …
A security worker for Young Thug was shot and killed at his home in southwest Atlanta this past Monday (December 7). 23-year-old Quintavius Waters was found face down on the bed by his roommate at his home on the 1000 block of Allegheny Street, in a …
In addition to Young Thug, Waters worked security for the local nightspot Club Lacura, his friend, Toboris Character, revealed. “When I first met him, he was so welcoming, letting me into his home,” Character told Channel 2 Action News. “And I told him …
A member of Young Thug‘s security was shot and killed in Atlanta Monday (Dec. 7). Quintavius Waters was found dead in his southwest Atlanta home after his roommate discovered his body. The Atlanta Journal Constitution is reporting that Waters, 23, was …
Waters’ friend, Toboris Character, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Waters worked as a security guard at Club Lacura on Metropolitan Parkway and for the Atlanta rapper known as Young Thug. Character said he had previously warned Waters about …
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting that Quintavius Waters, a member of Young Thug’ssecurity team, was killed after suffering a gunshot wound to his head late Monday. He was found face down on a bed in his Atlanta home, according to police.
Earlier this week, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Quintavius Waters was found dead in his home in Atlanta. According to a friend, Waters worked security for Young Thug and for Club Lacura in Atlanta. (A rep for Young Thug did not …
The Atlanta Journal Constitution is reporting today that Quintavius Waters, a 23-year old club bouncer and member of Young Thug’s security team, was shot and killed on Monday night. The roommate had returned close to midnight, discovering Waters on his …
“When I first met him, he was so welcoming, letting me into his home”, he said. “And I told him, ‘You can’t do that in Atlanta.’ I guess he did that to someone else, to the wrong person”. According to a friend, Waters worked security for Young Thug and …
Waters worked as a security guard at Club Lacura on Metropolitan Parkway and for the Atlanta rapper known as Young Thug, Character said. Character said he had previously warned Waters about bringing strangers into his home. “When I first met him, …
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Pope Francis arrived in New York City Thursday and the city is ready.
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton did a security sweep himself of St. Patrick’s Cathedral ahead of the pope’s arrival, even inspecting the altar.
Francis’ plane landed at Kennedy Airport just after 5 p.m., and his helicopter landed in Manhattan just around 6 p.m.
“Today is really finishing touches,” Bratton told CBS2’s Andrea Grymes earlier Thursday. “He arrives late this afternoon. It begins today, really, the months of planning and you’ll see that planning in full evidence, full bloom if you may.”
After a full day in Washington, D.C., Pope Francis landed in New York City just after 5 p.m. today. Francis flew toNew York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on an American Airlines Boeing 777-200. This American Airlines plane will be his ride …
Hours before the pope’s New York City arrival, parts of midtown Manhattan were already locked down with tighter-than-usual security precautions. In addition to the dump trucks, white-painted concrete blocks about 3 feet high enabled police officers to …
Pope Francis is the fourth pontiff to visit St. Patrick’s Cathedral.Credit Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times. St. Patrick’s Cathedral hasn’t looked this good since the 1970s. The mountainous marble exterior sparkles like sugar. The half-dozen saintly …
Pope Francis arrived in New York City on Thursday, his plane touching down at Kennedy International Airport shortly after 5 p.m. as he began the second leg of his whirlwind tour of the United States. After walking off the plane, he greeted several …
NEW YORK — After a triumphant visit to Washington, D.C., Pope Francis has arrived at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York for a historic two-day visit that is presenting the city with one of its greatest security challenges ever. Francis headed up …
Jean Caputo of Westport, Connecticut, said the pope’s visit comes when New York needs it most. “For the city you can see it gives everybody hope, I think that’s what everybody needs, everything is so crazy now,” Caputo said. The massive security …
Six students from third and fourth grades will meet Pope Francis, along with other children from the city’s Catholic schools. Our Lady Queen of Angels parish around the corner closed in 2007 as part of the broad reorganization of the Archdiocese of New…
NEW YORK CITY — Pope Francis arrived at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City on Thursday evening greeted by Catholic Church dignitaries and a cheering crowd, waving papal flags and snapping photos. The pope was all smiles as he arrived in New …
A crowd of 200 people is cheering and waving hand-held Vatican flags as a smiling Pope Francis arrives at New York City’s John F. Kennedy Airport. Francis doffed his skullcap in the breeze as he made his way down the plane’s stairs after flying in from …
Pope Francis will be a temporary New Yorker starting at 5 p.m. Thursday, when he is set to land at John F. Kennedy International Airport for his first-ever visit to the Big Apple. City officials have been closing roads and making security preparations …
During this tour Pope Francis has made a point of praying before the tabernacle – where the consecrated bread that Catholics believe is the literal body of Christ is stored – prior to conducting services. Here he prays with Cardinal Timothy Dolan of …
Pope Francis has landed in New York City to begin a visit that will take him from the United Nations to a school that sits amid public housing in East Harlem. His chartered American Airlines plane has touched down at John F. Kennedy Airport, bringing …
Francis arrived in New York Thursday after meeting with President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C. The Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral was scheduled for a 6:45 p.m. evening prayer, just hours after Francis became the first pope to address Congress in a …
After an exciting two days in Washington, Pope Francis traveled to New York City. The popearrived at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport around 5:30 p.m. Follow along with Newsweek’s live updates as we track the pope: 5:21 p.m.: Pope Francis has landed …
WASHINGTON — After his artfully crafted address to Congress, Pope Francis headed to the West Front of the Capitol and delivered a greeting that flowed easily from his lips and could be heard and understood by nearly all. “Buenos días,” he told the …
Cardinal Timothy Dolan of the Archdiocese of New York and 200 others, including Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas Dimarzio and five Catholic schoolchildren, gathered at the airport to meet the pope, fresh off of the first-ever papal address to a joint session …
When the pope arrives to New York City Thursday, several streets in Midtown will be restricted periodically due to his visit to St. Patrick’s Cathedral, but the majority of street and traffic restrictions will occur Friday. There will be traffic …
WASHINGTON (AP) — Latest developments in Pope Francis’ visit to the United States. All times local: 4:55 p.m.. Pope Francis is on his way to New York City, and about 200 people have gathered to welcome him at the airport. Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas …
WASHINGTON — Pope Francis departed Washington for New York on Thursday, capping a history-making two-day trip to the nation’s capital. In just 48 hours in Washington, he met with President Obama, gave guidance to U.S. bishops, canonized a saint, …
The people’s pope is taking a big bite out of the Big Apple. Spending just under two days in New York City, Pope Francis will be following the steps of millions of T-shirt-clad sightseers. Francis’ stops include the United Nations and Madison Square …
Her daughter Maura Weingarten works for New York City’s universal pre-K program and managed to get two tickets to the “red zone” outside the historic cathedral. Pope Francis was scheduled to lead evening prayers, known as vespers, at 6:30 p.m. for …
In New York, security screening will be just part of “layers and layers and layers of protection” the pope will receive during his visit, including a deployment of 6,000 extra police officers and specialized counterterrorism units, said John Miller …
Pope Francis sure knows how to make an entrance. The popular pontiff touched down in New YorkCity on Thursday to the strains of “New York, New York” and began his historic 40-hour pilgrimage to the city that never sleeps by taking a drive up Fifth Ave.
Pope Francis has done the White House — now he’s heading to our house. The rock star religious leader arrives in New York City on Thursday for a jam-packed 40-hour visit during which he will meet and greet with everybody from City Hall types and …
Today is a two-city day for Pope Francis. In the morning he addressed a joint meeting of Congress — he is the first pope to do so — and then he has lunch with some of Washington’s homeless. Then it’s off to New York to attend vespers at St. Patrick’s …
Pope Francis is scheduled to visit New York City Thursday, Sept. 24 through Saturday, Sept. 26. Above, Pope Francis speaks to bishops during the midday prayer service at the Cathedral of St. Matthews in Washington, D.C. Sept. 23, 2015. Reuters/Mark …
Pope Francis has arrived in the Big Apple. The pope will travel throughout New York City on Friday, which will bring road closures and affect trains and buses schedules in the region. The popeset foot on city soil around 5 p.m. Thursday when his plane …
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Fences and barricades went up around New York City as the NYPD and federal law enforcement made final preparations before Pope Francis arrives on Thursday. With just over 24 hours to go before the papal visit, Police …
The massive security apparatus protecting Pope Francis on his trip to the United States will be tested further Thursday as he arrives in New York City to an unprecedented level of protection for the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. It comes a day …
Pope Francis’ New York itinerary starts with a ride down Fifth Avenue and evening prayers at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. The second leg of his three-city American visit comes after he addressed a joint meeting of Congress. The pope implored officials …
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Nassau County police say Edgar Medina (center), along with several unknown suspects, allegedly burglarized armored car company Loomis’ vault in Hicksville using an array of tools and was apprehended with nearly $2M in his trunk. Police are asking the public’s help in identifying other alleged crew members. (NCPD).
HICKSVILLE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A group of sophisticated burglars used tools to penetrate a vault of a Long Island armored car company Loomis and steal $1.8 million, but were foiled by an alert police officer.
The burglary at the Loomis Armored Inc. warehouse in Hicksville occurred around 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 16.
The men, who wore masks, used a sledgehammer and a hydraulic jack to bust through thick concrete walls and used other tools to break into the vault that held about $20 million, authorities said.
Police neither have a description of the other suspects nor do they know how the burglars fled. The one suspect in custody doesn’t have any ties to the company, but when asked if Major Case Bureau detectives probing the case believe it was an inside job, Krumpter would only say that the investigation is continuing.
The commissioner suspected that the burglars intended to steal as much of the $20 million as they could. If they were successful, it would have eclipsed the infamous Lufthansa heist in which mobsters allegedly stole about $6 million in cash and jewels from a terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport in 1978, one of the biggest Nassauheists in American history. That case, which was planned in Bellmore, resulted in arrests just last year—35 years later.
HICKSVILLE, N.Y. — A group of sophisticated burglars penetrated a vault at an armored carcompany on Long Island and nearly made off with $1.8 million in what officials say might have been the largest heist in history. But their escape was foiled by …
HICKSVILLE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A group of sophisticated burglars used tools to penetrate a vault of a Long Island armored car company and steal $1.8 million, but were foiled by an alert police officer. The burglary at the Loomis Armored Inc.
Acting Nassau County Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter speaks with reporters on Aug. 27, 2015 in Mineola, N.Y., as he stands in front of a board showing crime scene photos of a botched burglary at an armored car company in Hicksville, N.Y. …
A group of sophisticated burglars penetrated a vault at an armored car company on Long Island and nearly made off with $1.8 million, but their escape was foiled by an alert policeman on patrol near the remote office park, officials said Thursday.
Edgar Medina, 53, of Brentwood, was arrested in connection with a botched robbery of a Hicksvillearmored car company on Aug. 16, 2015, and charged with burglary, grand larceny and possession of burglar tools, police said. (Credit: NCPD). A sharp-eyed …
Nassau County police say Edgar Medina (center), along with several unknown suspects, allegedly burglarized armored car company Loomis’ vault in Hicksville using an array of tools and was apprehended with nearly $2M in his trunk. Police are asking the …
NEW YORK – HICKSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — A group of sophisticated burglars penetrated a vault at anarmored car company on Long Island and nearly made off with $1.8 million, but their escape was foiled by an alert policeman on patrol near the remote office …
A gang of “sophisticated” thieves used tools to rip through concrete walls and steal $1.8 million from a Hicksvillearmored car company but were foiled by an alert Nassau police officer, who arrested one of the suspects, authorities said Wednesday.
Police say $1.8 million was stolen from a Hicksville armored company in what detectives call a brazen and sophisticated burglary. Edgar Medina, of Brentwood, and at least two others allegedly broke into the Loomis Company in Hicksville, according to …
Danny Peck, a senior vice president for risk management at the armored car company, said he was pleased with the police officer’s actions, but declined to comment on the burglary. Workers from a vault repair company were at the warehouse Thursday …
Nassau County police announced Thursday morning a $25,000 reward in the botched $1.8 million burglary of a Hicksville armored car company. Acting Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter said between two and four individuals are still at large. He said …
A police officer reportedly foiled a multi-million dollar heist after he noticed a group of individuals at Loomis Armored Inc. in Hicksville while he was on routine patrol on Sunday. Aug 16. According to authorities, Edgar Medina, 53, of Brentwood, and …
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A Miami security guard who was shot at a Metrorail station has died, Miami-Dade police said. Keith Cox, 49, was shot earlier this week at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. station at Northwest 27th Avenue and Northwest 62nd Street. A witness told police …
Miami security guard shot at Metrorail station taken off life support. Published August 29, 2015. Associated Press. Facebook0 Twitter0 Email Print. MIAMI – Authorities say a Miami security guard who was shot at a Metrorail station has died. Miami-Dade …
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Keith Cox, the Metrorail station security guard who was shot last week by an unidentified gunman, died early Saturday after being taken off life support at Jackson Memorial Hospital. Cox was shot Tuesday night while working as a security guard at the …
MIAMI (WSVN) — A security guard who was shot while on duty at a Metrorail station earlier this week was removed from life support Saturday morning, Meanwhile, police continue searching for the suspect. Forty-nine-year-old Keith Cox had been listed in …
Miami-Dade Police said the guard, identified as 49-year old Keith Cox, was shot at the Martin Luther King Metrorail Station located at 6205 NW 27th Avenue on Tuesday evening. (Courtesy: Miami-Dade Police) …
MIAMI (WSVN) — The family of a security guard who was shot at a Metrorail station are asking for the public’s help to find the gunman responsible. Keith Cox was gunned down Tuesday night while on duty at the Martin Luther King Metrorail Station at …
Family members — one from as far away as England — were in Miami-Dade Friday, trying to make sense of what seems to be the senseless shooting of a Metrorail security guard. Keith Cox, 49, who works for 50 States Security, was patroling the Martin …
A Miami-Dade security guard shot earlier this week at a Metrorail station has died at the hospital. ABC News reported that Keith Cox was shot earlier this week by a male reportedly in a dark colored vehicle. Cox had been on life support since the …
The 50 State Security team is raising money for the family of a security guard who was shot Tuesday night at a Miami-Dade County Metrorail station. At last check, Keith Cox, 49, remains on life support at Jackson Memorial Hospital. According to police …
The family of a security guard shot and killed pleaded for answers on Friday. (Published Friday, Aug. 28, 2015). Updated at 6:48 PM EDT on Friday, Aug 28, 2015. A South Florida family called out to the community on Friday to help them find whoever was …
Tulsa Police are looking for a man who shot at a security guard overnight. Officers answered a call around 1 a.m. at the Park at Forest Oak Apartment Complex near 71st and Lewis. Police said the security guardwas checking out a disturbance at the …
Tulsa police are searching for a man they say shot at a security guard in south Tulsa. Around 1 a.m. Sunday, police say a man fired shots at the security guard at the Forest Oaks apartment complex near 71st and Lewis. The guard told police he was …
A Bank of America security guard was arrested late Saturday night and accused of murdering his wife after a quarrel in the lobby of his north Oak Cliff workplace turned violent, according to an arrest affidavit. David Thompson, 34, was working at the …
Police say a woman was found fatally shot just after midnight Sunday morning at the Bank of America tower, in the 400 block of South Zang Boulevard in Oak Cliff. (Published Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015). Dallas police say a man is in custody after fatally …
Hector Figueroa, the president of Service Employees International Union, which represents some 11,000 security guards in New York City, said he planned to question why Camara did not have at least one othersecurity guard nearby when Downing …
A security guard who was killed on the job at a New York City federal government office building last week was a loving person and “incredible human being” whose death has been a terrible blow to his fellow guards, more than 200 mourners were told at a …
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — More than 200 people gathered Thursday to honor a security guard who was gunned down at a federal office building in the Hudson Square area by a former government employee who later killed himself. The Federal …
WABC. Eyewitness News. Thursday, August 27, 2015 11:58AM. NEW YORK (WABC) –. A memorial service is scheduled for Thursday evening to remember the security guard who was shot and killed in a federal building lobby in Lower Manhattan last week.
NEW YORK — More than 200 people gathered to honor a security guard who was gunned down at a federal office building in Manhattan by a former government employee who later killed himself. The Federal Protective Service held a memorial Thursday …
A security guard who was killed on the job at a federal government office building last week was a loving person and “incredible human being” whose death has been a terrible blow to his fellow guards, more than 200 mourners were told at a memorial …
“He was crazy about his kids,” fellow security guard Juan Veras said. “He had a daughter, 18 months. He showed me videos from their trip to Dorney Park.” Another co-worker, Sheila Stanley, called Camara a “beautiful person” and regretted the fact that …
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New Orleans LA Aug 15 2015 A group of offenders incarcerated at Bridge City Center for Youth attacked and overpowered a guard last week, allowing eight teens to bolt from their secured dorm, including two who managed to escape the property entirely, according to authorities.
While Riynell Nixon, 15, and Rashad Seals, 16, went on the lam Friday (Aug. 7), prompting a search by local law enforcement. The other six offenders never made it off-property, said Elizabeth Touchet-Morgan, spokeswoman for the Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice.
Investigators Tuesday arrested Sanders Johnson, Juan Tapia, Armani Mouton and Martez Doucet, all 17, and Eric Curry, 19, and booked them with simple escape, according to arrest records. Juvenile Justice investigators also arrested and booked a 16-year-old boy accused of taking part in the escape, Touchet-Morgan said.
The attack occurred about 1:25 a.m. Friday in the boys’ Harmony dormitory at the facility, located at 3225 River Road, Bridge City. Tapia, Mouton, Curry and the unnamed 16-year-old grabbed a guard – referred to as a juvenile justice specialist by officials at the youth center – as he was standing near the door, according to arrest reports.
“They rushed him,” Touchet-Morgan said.
The four teens held the guard down as Seals tried to grab his keys. During the struggle, someone bit the guard’s hand, Touchet-Morgan said.
Seals managed to get the keys away from the guard and unlocked a back door. The teens also stole the guard’s portable radio and the dorm telephone, preventing him from contacting other staffers, the arrest reports said.
The guard finally alerted officials by waving frantically in front of security cameras installed in the dorm. The responding officers spotted the teens on the grounds and began chasing them around the facility, the arrest report said.
They eventually rounded up six of the offenders, but Nixon and Seals escaped through a hole in the perimeter fence, authorities said.
In addition to the simple escape charge, Tapia, Mouton, Curry and the 16-year-old were booked with battery of a correctional center employee while in custody.
Nixon’s relatives surrendered him to authorities on Saturday. Authorities arrested Seals in Baton Rouge on Sunday.
The escape was the second to occur at the youth center in a three-day period. Wilnor Chaney Jr., 18, escaped in a similar fashion by overpowering a guard to access keys during the early morning hours of Aug. 5, Touchet-Morgan said. He was recaptured and booked with simple escape and battery of a correctional center employee while in custody.
The Youth Center has come under scrutiny in the past for issues concerning understaffing and violence against employees. Following the escape, state officials are reviewing the policies and procedures at the facility as part of its investigation, Touchet-Morgan said.
“We look at our staffing to see if there is something we could do to make adjustments for employees,” she said.
That could include reviewing staff-to-youth ratios at the facility. All of the dorm-based employees are supported by other staffers, including shift supervisors and roaming specialist and staff in the control center, according to Touchet-Morgan.
“There are a lot of variables to look at and we’re looking at all of them,” she said. “It’s a facility and processes break down. We want to make sure that we keep that from happening, again.”
Los Angeles CA Aug 15 2015 A recent attack on security guards by youths staying at a transitional center for older foster children with nowhere else to go prompted a call Friday for beefed up security at the facility.
The Youth Welcome Center, housed on the campus of Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, is a last-resort place for foster children ages 12 and older who have nowhere else to go. Many of the youths are older teens who have been thrown out of multiple foster homes or are difficult to place. The facility is supposed to house the children for 24 hours, but many end up staying considerably longer.
In February, the Times reported on issues at the facility, including youths being recruited for prostitution. Four months later, a special committee appointed by the county Board of Supervisors recommended that they shut the center down.
On Saturday, three youths at the center attacked two security guards, said Amara Suarez, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services. She said it was unclear what sparked the assault, but it “may have been related to the youths not following instructions as they were being processed into the center.”
A staffer captured a portion of the melee on video and it was later shared with the Times.
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Suarez said the youths remained at the center after the incident, but on Tuesday got into another fight with a guard, and one youth was arrested.
She said a sheriff’s deputy is now on duty at the center around the clock.
County Supervisor Hilda Solis, who represents the area, said in statement that she had directed Department of Children and Family Services Director Philip Browning to take further measures to improve safety and security at the center and to “help find alternative placement for the most at-risk minors” and provide mental health services to those who need them. LA Times
Riverside CA Aug 15 2015 A man who police believe knocked out and then beat a security guard while he was unconscious has been arrested.
Anthony James Pearce, 27, was arrested at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, and booked into the Southwest Detention Center on suspicion of battery causing serious injury, assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm and committing a crime while in a post-release community supervision program, jail logs show.
He is being held in jail without bail, the logs show.
The security guard, José Sigaran, had a broken nose and damage to his eyes that left him blind for several days, he said in an interview Friday, Aug. 14.
He had no injuries to the rest of his body, he said.
“I think he really just wanted to destroy my face,” Sigaran said.
The beating was sparked by a run-in he had with the suspect while working guard duty at the downtown bus terminal on University Avenue near Market Street Tuesday morning, Aug. 11, Riverside police officials said in a news release.
The guard saw Pearce, who loiters around the terminal regularly, smoking marijuana, Sigaran said.
When he ordered the suspect to leave, Pearce complied, but he made threats against the guard’s life as he left, Sigaran said.
About an hour later — about noon — the victim was walking to a nearby grocery store when Pearce ambushed him in front of Jersey Burger in the 3900 block of University Avenue, Sigaran said.
What happened next was a blur to the guard, he said, but he thinks the suspect hit him with his skateboard, knocking him out.
But that didn’t stop the suspect, police said.
Pearce stood over Sigaran’s unconscious body and punched him repeatedly in the face, Riverside police Officer Cheryl Hayes said.
Paramedics took the man to a hospital where he got stitches and was referred to specialists to get surgery on his nose and eye sockets, he said.
After the attack, officers got surveillance video from a local business and saw the suspect. He was recognizable by his distinctive shoes, socks and skateboard, the release said.
The next day about 4:20 p.m., an officer spotted Pearce near Mission Inn Avenue and Orange Street. He resembled the man in the video, so the officer took him into custody, police said.
At a police station, Pearce admitted to being involved in the fight, the release said.
Sigaran is a kind man and a great husband and father of five, said Danielle Cott, an Irvine resident and long-time friend.
“He’s a calm, good guy,” she said. “There’s nothing he would have done to provoke this.”
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