A 29-year-old Santa Barbara man was arrested Dec. 6 after an Asian juvenile and an older Asian man were attacked in separate incidents in Calabasas, California.
At about 4:30 p.m. Dec. 5, the sheriff’s Malibu substation received two calls about unprovoked attacks that occurred near the 26000 block of Agoura Road and Los Springs Drive in Calabasas, an upscale community about 30 miles northwest of Los Angeles.
A male juvenile of Asian-American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) descent and resident of Los Angeles County was attacked first, followed by a 60-year-old of AAPI descent who is a resident of Calabasas, according to the sheriff’s department.
The older victim was walking with his grandchild who was in a stroller. The suspect parked in a nearby driveway, got out of a car, and walked up to the victim, striking him in the face before fleeing in a silver Honda with Nevada license plates, according to the sheriff’s department.
According to Los Angeles County’s inmate information, Mr. Sanchez was charged with a felony but was assigned “no bail.”
The county has a “zero bail” policy that requires law enforcement to cite and release suspects pending court dates for certain offenses.
