A suspect seen on video punching a man in Baldwin Park last month was arrested over the weekend, authorities said.
The incident occurred around 7:23 a.m. on Saturday, June 24, at Lubican Street near Merced Avenue, according to the surveillance video posted to the Baldwin Park Police Department’s Instagram page and the BPPD’s Lt. Leon.
The video showed the victim walking past a parked vehicle when the suspect, identified by police as Manuel Alejandro Valenzuela, jumped out of the passenger side of the vehicle and punched him in the head.
The victim quickly got up and was punched again by the attacker as he was putting his hat back on.
The victim didn’t go down after the second punch and put his hands up in an apparent attempt to defend himself from any further attacks when the video cuts off.
Valenzuela was arrested on suspicion of elder abuse, the Police Department stated in its post Sunday.
Leon said the attack was random, and the victim was not targeted.
Anyone with additional information related to the incident was asked to contact the Baldwin Park Police Department at 626-960-1955 ext. 414.
Sam Bader contributed to this report.