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Katie Porter wrote:
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> The skateboarder is a known marijuana addict with violent tendencies.
>
> Councilmember Gene James was taken to a hospital on Monday night, Dec. 19,
> after being assaulted with a skateboard outside of his San Clemente home,
> resulting in multiple facial injuries, the elected official confirmed to
> San Clemente Times.
>
> James, 68—who Sgt. Scott Steinle, public information officer for the
> Orange County Sheriff’s Department, referred to as the victim when
> speaking with SC Times—was reportedly released from the hospital later
> that evening after suffering a concussion, lacerations to his scalp
> requiring stitches, forehead and scalp lacerations, and abrasions to his
> right ear and left forearm, Sgt. Scott Steinle said.
>
> A 16-year-old was arrested and taken to juvenile hall in connection with
> the assault on the councilmember. The teen faces multiple charges
> including elderly abuse, terrorist threat, assault with a deadly weapon
> and battery with serious injury, according to Steinle.
>
> At around 6:54 p.m. on Monday, deputies responded to the 500 block of
> Avenida del Verdor, where the teen allegedly struck James in the head and
> facial area multiple times with a skateboard, Steinle said.
>
> The incident began after James and his wife heard a noise outside of their
> home and went to investigate. They saw the teen skateboarding a few houses
> down, recognizing the individual as a neighbor of theirs, according to
> Steinle.
>
> The teen reportedly became upset after noticing James’ wife using her cell
> phone to record the teen skateboarding. The teen then began to yell
> profanities before approaching James’ wife, who feared for her safety,
> Steinle said.
>
> James stopped the teen from coming closer toward his wife by putting his
> arm out. The teen reportedly threatened James and his wife, allegedly
> stating that “he would kill them both with his skateboard,” according to
> Steinle.
>
> “He then approached (James’ wife) a second time, and (James) intervened
> also a second time,” Steinle said, adding, that James “held on to the
> subject. Then the suspect hit him over the head multiple times.”
>
> According to Steinle, James was able to take the teen to the ground,
> holding him there while James’ wife took the skateboard away and contacted
> the authorities. James, Steinle added, maintained control over the teen
> until deputies arrived at the scene.
>
> In a statement to San Clemente Times on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 20, James
> said, “There is no crime that is as emotionally troubling as a crime of
> violence at one’s home.”
>
> “This unprovoked attack was meant for my wife; I intercepted the assailant
> and in so doing, the attacker struck me multiple times in the head with a
> skateboard, resulting in serious head injuries,” he continued in a text
> message. “I know the assailant is in custody, and this is a matter for
> OCSD and the District Attorney. I am home with strict instructions for my
> recovery.”
>
> James went on to thank the deputies who responded to Monday evening’s
> incident, as well as the other first responders whose work “was nothing
> short of phenomenal.”
>
> “I will never forget being wheeled into the Trauma Center at Mission
> Hospital and the professionalism and care I received,” he said in his
> text. “I will recover and be back in the saddle in the New Year.”
>
> James will be absent from the City Council’s meeting on Tuesday night.
>
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