A suspect has been arrested in the battle of a woman at a Rüfüs du sun Concert at The Rose Bowl Stadium In Pasadena, California, an incident captured by a colleagues in a video that went viral and attracted nationwide attention after the victim asked for the public’s help to identify the perpetrator.
Julio Cesar Lopez Zavala, 23, was arrested by Pasadena police personnel on Thursday in Hawthorne, California, according to a police spokesman.
Formal accusations against Zavala are waiting for review by the Los Angeles Country District Attorney’s Office, says Lisa Darderian, Pasadena’s chief communications manager.
Although it was a woman’s explicitly told story that led to the local and possible national interest in the blows, she was not the only victim, according to police. “The investigation revealed that three victims were attacked to varying degrees by a male suspect who reportedly was upset after a drink was spilled,” said the statement from the police. “With the help of video films and many tips from the public, Pasadena Police Department Detectives could identify the suspect.”
The alleged victim who first published the event on social media Tuesday to claim that Zavala had been identified as its attacker. Internet users immediately began combing via the Internet to find out more information about the man, who was said to be employed locally as a nurse. The Facebook account about a man who went with that name had been cleaned before his arrest was announced on Thursday.
The attack occurred about 20:30 at night by the concert August 16. Pasadena Police spokeswoman told Variety earlier that several officers responded to the incident and closed the tunnel closest to the attack to get urgent medical personnel. Everything happened before Rüfüs du Sol took the stage, according to spokesman, who added that the female victim declined to be transported to a hospital.
The video triggered upset when it seemed to show a man who stood at once and brutally pumulate a woman, even when another woman grabbed her pants from behind and pulled them down over the buttocks in an attempt to stop the blows. The woman who said she was the one who punched in the video said she had become unconscious during the attack.
“We were at the concert to see our favorite artist, but the night became traumatic,” wrote the woman in a message that was further shared by a popular account covering EDM festivals, festive owl. “When we first came to our seats, a drink was by mistake and easily sprinkled the man in front of us. We apologized immediately, but he screamed it was intentional and ran and left his companion. We apologize to her and thought it was over.”
She Continued, “About 30 minutes Later, he Returned, Screamed Us, and Threated Violence. I TRied to Calm The Situation and Apologized Again – and the Next Thing in Remember, I Woke Up in the Medical Tent Ancor Later and Missed the Entire Show. Significant Bleeding, While He Continued Attacking Our Group. Another Friend Tried to Protect Us, but the Attacks Fled Into the crowd and hasn been found
Since the alleged attacker’s face was clearly visible in the profile in the video, thousands of spectators took joy when he imagined that a suspect would be quickly identified and meet consequences at his workplace and with the law.
“Fees will definitely be submitted and a civil trial as well,” said the woman who said she was the primary victim after she said that the attacker had been id-ed. “I will get this man to pay for what he did to me and my friends. Thanks to everyone for that was enough for me!”
On Monday, Rüfüs du Sol, an Australian electronic music trio, published a message to their social media that said “to deliver moments to our fans to gather and celebrate certainly is what we live for. We have been the heart to hear about a violence that happened during the opening document on Saturday. This type of behavior was completely unacceptable anywhere, and the fact that learning ”.