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   MESA, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) — Police say a suspect in an assault outside a   
   Gilbert restaurant has been arrested a second time for a separate   
   attack in Mesa. Authorities say 18-year-old Christopher Fantastic is   
   now facing charges for an assault last year in Mesa.   
      
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   On May 29, 2023, Mesa police officers were called to a fight   
   involving 30 to 40 teens and young adults near Val Vista Drive and   
   Southern Avenue. As officers arrived, people started scattering in   
   different directions. Some stayed to speak to police, but   
   authorities said they didn’t provide information about the fight.   
   Per court documents, several witnesses said a party in the area had   
   been posted on Snapchat.   
      
   This year, on Jan. 4, a father reported that several suspects who   
   were allegedly assaulting people in Gilbert and Queen Creek were   
   tied to the Mesa attack. Court documents state the man reported his   
   stepson was assaulted by a group of people the night of May 29. He   
   reportedly said a group of teen boys went up to his stepson, and an   
   argument broke out. It then escalated to the group of boys circling   
   the victim and hitting and kicking him, police said. The father also   
   showed police a video of the assault, which was shared on Snapchat.   
      
   The victim of the assault also spoke to authorities. Per documents,   
   the victim told police that Fantastic body slammed him to the   
   ground. He reportedly claimed the assault felt “pre-planned,” and he   
   was knocked to the ground as Fantastic and others surrounded him.   
   The victim had minor injuries and still has scars from the assault,   
   authorities said. A witness who was at the scene said that Fantastic   
   stomped on the victim’s head during the attack.   
      
   Video evidence and witness statements identified Fantastic and a 17   
   -year-old as suspects. The teen was arrested last Thursday, and   
   Fantastic was taken into custody on Wednesday. Fantastic was already   
   in custody when police connected him to the Mesa attack. The teen   
   was booked into Maricopa County Juvenile Detention Center for   
   aggravated assault.   
      
   Gilbert police previously announced Fantastic was arrested for a   
   violent attack and robbery on a teen boy outside of a Gilbert In-N-   
   Out last August. Fantastic, along with 18-year-old Aris Arredondo   
   and two 16-year-olds, are facing charges of aggravated robbery and   
   aggravated assault. In an interview with police, Fantastic claimed   
   the only fight he was in last year was at the In-N-Out and said he   
   didn’t remember the Mesa incident. Reportedly, Fantastic also told   
   officers he had hung out with the group of kids who were also   
   involved in the In-N-Out attack.   
      
   It’s unclear if Fantastic, Arredondo and the two other teens are   
   linked to a group known as the “Gilbert Goons.” During Fantastic’s   
   initial court appearance, the judge said she didn’t have enough   
   information about Fantastic being linked to a “gang of kids.”   
      
   The In-N-Out attack was among teen violence incidents reported   
   throughout the East Valley. Gilbert police previously asked for the   
   public’s help identifying teens involved in several active assault   
   investigations.   
      
   If you have any information, call the Mesa Police Department about   
   the assault that happened on May 29, 2023, or any other cases   
   involving teen violence at 480-644-2211.   
      
   https://www.azfamily.com/2024/01/17/suspect-gilbert-fast-food-   
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