[kellyhound]

A 29-year-old man believed to be a transient was arrested Saturday for allegedly attacking an 83-year-old man at a Santa Ana shopping mall.

Demarrea Chante Barnes, 29, was arrested in Anaheim and booked on assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm and assault with a deadly weapon with great bodily injury.

The attack occurred Friday at 6:10 a.m.

The victim, identified by family members as Tuyen Nguyen, is seen shuffling toward the same store where they say he has purchased his coffee and newspaper nearly every morning for the last 15 years.

Then, seemingly out of nowhere, the attacker jumps into the frame and knocks Nguyen to the ground.

The assailant then punches and kicks Nguyen as he lies on the pavement.

"I'm still in shock," the victim's son, Peter Nguyen, told. "I still can't believe this would happen to my family, especially to my father. He is the nicest individual — the last one that you could think something like this would happen to."

Family members told that Nguyen was being treated for a brain hemorrhage and broken facial bones at a local hospital.

[darkredspyder]

Glad they caught him. Wouldn't be surprised if he was on drugs. Just seemed so random and unplanned.

[big raymie]

Yeh... AND he's black

[Pyramid_Head]

He's 29?!?!?! He looks like he's 48! Anyway, this video is so typical.

[Susan]

Looks like the elderly guy may have been having second thoughts about walking past the guy at the beginning of the video, and the homeless guy might have got fed up of being homeless and people looking down on him, probably some mental illness going on as well, as there is with a lot of homeless people. This is what happens when society lets people fall thru the cracks and live like shit on the edges.

[Shakey]

Old man will be armed next time.

[snookiea]

Originally Posted by slyksleevemuckyey ↗

Looks like the elderly guy may have been having second thoughts about walking past the guy at the beginning of the video, and the homeless guy might have got fed up of being homeless and people looking down on him, probably some mental illness going on as well, as there is with a lot of homeless people. This is what happens when society lets people fall thru the cracks and live like shit on the edges.

Please....he wanted the guts food, which is why he steals it after he beats up the poor man. But no, let's blame the victim for possibly looking at the guy weird

[snookiea]

"The guy's food"

[Rocknut]

Really sad to see society so angry and evil, I would bet if he did this out of hunger the old man would have bought him a sandwich if he just asked politely.