One of the suspects was caught on video surveillance as he punched the security guard, who then fell to the ground and broke his arm
Two men were arrested earlier this month for assaulting a Los Angeles Target security guard after being asked to leave the store for refusing to wear face masks, police officials said.
The suspects — identified as Phillip Hamilton, 31, and Paul Hamilton, 29 — entered the Van Nuys location around 10:20 a.m. local time on May 1 when they were confronted for failing to follow the statewide rule to wear a mask in the store, the Los Angeles Police Department shared in a press release Monday.
The fight broke as the two men were being escorted out of the store when one of the suspects “without provocation, turned and punched a store employee, causing him and the suspect to fall to the floor,” the release read.
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