Three arrested after possible gang assault in Costa Mesa
I wonder if these hispanics who ganged up on this guy will be charged with a hate crime?
Three Costa Mesa men were arrested early today on suspicion of attempted murder after a fight in Costa Mesa.
The assault may have been gang-related, according to a Costa Mesa Police Department press release.
Fateh Farouk Abdeljalil, 22, of Costa Mesa, was injured in the attack, the press release said. Abdeljalil suffered a "significant" head injury and was taken to Western Medical Center in Santa Ana where he underwent surgery.
The incident began with words exchanged between the victim and another man and the suspects near a 7-Eleven at the corner of Harbor Boulevard and Mesa Verde East in Costa Mesa, the press release said. A fight broke out between the pair and the suspects, and spilled onto the street on Mesa Verde East. Police say the suspects used a baseball bat and brass knuckles against victim Abdeljalil, according to the press release.
Police arrested Mario Antonio Ruelas, 18; Hugo Cesar Cardoza, 22; and a 17-year-old male, who is not being identified because he is a minor. All are from Costa Mesa. A woman who was with the group was questioned, but later released.
According to the press release, a Costa Mesa police patrol officer was at the scene immediately after the assault occurred. The suspect and the woman left the scene in a brown Ford Escape. Costa Mesa police officers stopped the car in the area of Andros Street and Minorca Place around 2 a.m. in Costa Mesa
Costa Mesa police detectives responded to a residence in the 2000 block of Maple Street where they arrested Ruelas and Cardoza at 7 a.m.
Bail is set at $1 million for Ruelas and Cardoza, and the juvenile was taken to Orange County Juvenile Hall.
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