After a video went viral capturing man repeatedly punching a feminine concert-goer at a sold-out present on the Rose Bowl, the Pasadena Police Division introduced Thursday that that they had made an arrest.
Julio Cesar Lopez Zavala, 23, was arrested in Hawthorne on suspicion of assaulting a girl in the course of the Rüfüs Du Sol present, police stated.
Officers obtained a name concerning an assault within the seating space of the stadium round 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Video shared by music competition information supply Festive Owl confirmed a person swinging at a girl within the stands whereas folks yelled at him to cease and tried to bodily restrain him.
“The investigation revealed that three victims had been assaulted to various levels by a male suspect who reportedly turned agitated after a drink was spilled,” stated the Pasadena Police Division in a press release.
Police stated that video footage and quite a few suggestions from the general public helped them establish Zavala. His case has been submitted to the L.A. County district lawyer’s workplace for submitting consideration.
Festive Owl revealed a video of the assault on Monday together with a message from the feminine sufferer asking for the general public’s assist in figuring out the person. She stated that the person turned erratic and offended after a drink was spilled, insisting it was intentional regardless of the good friend group’s makes an attempt to apologize.
“This man punched me within the face, knocking me out and inflicting important bleeding, whereas he continued attacking our group,” she wrote. “One other good friend tried to guard us, however the attacker fled into the gang.”
In a pinned replace within the feedback part of the submit, the sufferer later wrote that the one who attacked her had been recognized, that felony fees could be filed and that she additionally supposed on submitting a civil go well with.
“I’m going to make this man pay for what he did to me and my associates,” she wrote. “Thanks to everybody who reached out to me.”
Rüfüs Du Sol, a three-piece digital dance music group from Australia, acknowledged the assault in a press release on social media, saying they had been heartbroken by the act of violence and inspiring anybody with info to contact the Pasadena Police Division.
Along with the assault, the live performance drew criticism from some attendees for having excessively lengthy entry strains, being overcrowded inside and feeling like an unsafe surroundings.
