OAKLAND — A 30-year-old parolee has been charged with a number of crimes within the alleged assaults of two aged males April 10 at a Chinatown market, in response to authorities and court docket data.
Jeremy Morton of Hayward is charged with assault with a lethal weapon, two counts of assault with pressure prone to produce nice bodily damage and two counts of elder abuse.
He has admitted his involvement within the assaults, authorities mentioned. If convicted of all expenses he may resist 19 years in jail.
He’s being held with out bail at Santa Rita Jail. He’s scheduled to be arraigned on the fees Friday, the identical day he’s scheduled for a parole revocation listening to.
The assaults occurred about 9:45 a.m. April 10 at a market within the 200 block of Eighth Avenue.
Authorities mentioned the assaults occurred after Morton grew to become indignant when a 67-year-old retailer worker requested to examine a bag Morton was carrying earlier than he was allowed into the shop. Morton allegedly kicked and punched the person and left when a second man — a 77-year-old buyer — intervened, authorities mentioned.
However Morton returned moments later and attacked the 77-year-old buyer from behind, hitting him along with his fists and hanging him with a procuring cart earlier than fleeing once more.
On April 24 officers with the police strolling element had been alerted {that a} man matching the attacker’s description was in Chinatown, police mentioned. He was not instantly positioned.
However an envoy with the Enterprise Enchancment District gave officers details about the person’s potential location. Officers discovered and arrested Morton within the 900 block of Washington Avenue.
In line with court docket paperwork, Morton is on parole for an August 2022 carjacking conviction. He additionally has prior convictions for false imprisonment by violence, grand theft of actual property and second diploma theft.
In a press release launched Monday saying the submitting of expenses, Alameda County District Legal professional Ursula Jones Dickson mentioned “this unprovoked attack against two elderly men shocks the conscience of our community. Our office stands with the victims of this alleged assault, and the charges that Mr. Morton faces reflect the seriousness of his actions and the need to protect the most vulnerable members of our society.”
Workers author Chase Hunter contributed to this report.
