A fight at Santa Monica Beach that left one person stabbed started when a vendor sexually battered several beachgoers, police say.
A fight at Santa Monica Beach that left one person stabbed has led to criminal charges being filed against four people, according to police, who now say it all started when a vendor allegedly sexually battered several women.The June 29 brawl on the sand initially led to five people being arrested and two people injured and taken to a nearby hospital, one of them with a stabbing wound and another with a possibly broken ankle, authorities said.
The other three men charged are each facing two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, police say. The suspects include Jorge Luis Cruz Murcia, 29; Samuel Manzanarez Hernandez, 39; and Oscar Samuel Hernandez, 47. Santa Monica Mayor Phil Brock said the stabbing was the second one that day in the city and the area has been struggling with a recent spate of violent crime. 'I've got a crisis,' he said.
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