Tag: attempted homicide

WEST HOLLYWOOD—On Tuesday, October 22, the LASD West Hollywood Station disclosed that a male suspect responsible for a series of assaults and the attempted murder of a parking valet in West Hollywood has been arrested.

On September 14 at 10:27 p.m. in the city of West Hollywood, a parking valet attendant was punched to the ground, lost consciousness and was kicked by the suspect several times on the head and upper body before fleeing the scene. The incident transpired at Barney’s Beanery.

The company posted the following message on its Instagram page:

“This past Saturday night, our long-time valet Frankie Zarazua was viciously beaten in the Barney’s parking lot in a random attack by an unknown assailant. Frank is currently still in critical condition in the ICU, having sustained multiple injuries to his head, neck and body.

Frankie has been part of Barney’s team for over 30 years. He is kind, funny, and welcoming to everyone he encounters. His family has set up a GoFundMe to help pay for his medical bills and recovery support. If you are able to help Frankie, please look for the link in our bio. Thank you for taking the time to help, and please re-post this on Frank’s behalf.”

A GoFundMe page was established for Zarazua that has amounted over $21,000 of a $30,000 goal to help the valet with mounting medical bills since his attack.

The suspect has been linked to several additional assaults that occurred that same evening in West Hollywood. He has been identified as Dorian Gray, 28.

Detectives will be filing the case on October 22 with the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office for filing consideration.

By Trevor

SANTA MONICA—Lt. Erika Aklufi of the Santa Monica Police Department indicated in an email to the Canyon News that a suspect has been arrested to an attempted homicide on Sunday, December 24.

The SMPD reported at approximately 11:26 p.m., officers responded to an apartment in the 1300 block of 14th Street for an assault in progress. After arriving on scene, officers found a male resident inside the unit with serious facial injuries and stab wounds to his forehead, neck and back.

The victim was still conscious and able to describe his attacker, who he knew. Other officers were flagged down by witnesses who heard the argument and spotted the attacker, identified as Christopher Clay Williams, 29. He was taken into custody without incident in the 1300 block of Alley 14.

Williams was booked into the Santa Monica Jail for Attempted Homicide. The victim was transported to a local hospital to be treated for injuries sustained.

Anyone with details related to Williams or the incident is asked to contact Detective Tavera at Ismael.Tavera@santamonica.gov, Detective Sergeant Gradle at Ryan.Gradle@santamonica.gov, or the Watch Commander (24 hours) at 310-458-8427.

By Trevor