Global Courant 2023-04-15 07:28:11
Two men have been charged with assaulting a couple in their 60s after an Elton John concert in Los Angeles in November.
Reece Hopkin, 38, and Chad Reeves, 42, were each charged with one felony count of battery with grievous bodily harm, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office said Friday. Hopkin also faces one felony charge of vandalism or destruction of property.
“What began as an evening of entertainment and revelry ended in violence. Verbal disagreements should never take such a dangerous turn,” LA District Attorney George Gascón said in a statement announcing the charge of the parking lot incident from November 17, 2022. Dodger Stadium.
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Jamie is seen on the floor with a man punching him in the stomach and another man standing over him. (KTTV/Fox News)
The couple, Lillian and Jamie, both in their 60s, were reportedly in their car as they exited the Dodger Stadium parking lot when they heard a loud thud, the couple’s daughter Nicole Renteria said. FOS 11.
“A group of people were walking around their car and they both heard a loud bang and someone had hit my dad’s mirror on his Tahoe,” she told FOX 11.
Her father got out of the car and asked the group about those who hit the mirror. A woman took responsibility and reportedly started waving at Jamie. Lillian got out of the car to help.
“Her instinct was to go out and help him, and while my mother was trying to pull men off him, she was grabbed by the back of the head by a woman in that group,” Nicole told FOX 11 several days after the attack. “Before she knew it, the gentleman in the black shirt, black backwards hat (as seen in the video), football actually tackles my mom and my mom just remembers flying and that’s it.”
Elton John (Getty Images)
Hopkin is accused of taking a phone from a man who recorded the confrontation and throwing it on the floor. The pair suffered injuries and broken bones.
“I am proud of the vigilant work of Northeast detectives to investigate this vicious attack and bring the attackers to justice with the support of the District Attorney,” said Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore. “Our commitment to reducing violent crime and holding those responsible to account will remain unwavering.”
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Both men will be arraigned on May 15.
