CA: Police arrest man suspected of running down pedestrian

ap on Bakersfield Californian ^ | 1/22/06 | AP

[NormsRevenge]

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) - Police have arrested a man accused of using his car to run down another man in an Orange County parking lot, leaving the victim in critical condition.

Morteza Bakhtiari, 26, was arrested at his home in Costa Mesa late Friday, said Orange County sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino.

Bakhtiari was being held on suspicion of attempted murder after allegedly using his BMW to ram 41-year-old John Royston and then drive off, said Amormino. Bail was set at $1 million.

Royston, a loan officer, was in critical condition at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo.

According to police, Royston and two friends left a restaurant at the Aliso Viejo Town Center late Thursday when they saw a car speeding through the parking lot.

Royston and his friends called out to the man and asked him to slow down, said Amormino.

Instead, the driver collided with a parked car and then allegedly turned around and drove toward the three men.

"The victim asked him a second time to slow down, and that's when he was run down," Amormino said. "There's no question that it was intentional. This was not an accident."

[CindyDawg]

Why bail at all?

[NormsRevenge]

Why did this get moved to chat is what I want to know.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

They leave junk like fake TV shows in news and move real life to chat.
WHY?

[CindyDawg]

I didn't notice. I have all posts set. I like to read:')

[NormsRevenge]

I hear ya, there is no cure for that condition, Sorry about that. :-D

I usually just stick to news, but do try and post to chat as well occasionally.

[NormsRevenge]

We're back. Thanks for your remark , btw, I noticed that as well.

The driver is a 26 year old, curious if he is a citizen of the US or?? With an all-american name like Morteza Bakhtiari.

I guess that makes me xenophobic, huh? ;-)

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

The name is Iranian.
I had alot of problems with so called "Iranian students"
that moved into our apartment complex in the late sixties.
Instead of going to school, they spent their time trying to get rid of the shah and putting that criminal mullah in charge of Iran.

[Mark was here]

Well at least an SUV did not do it.

[Triggerhippie]

Fox News Channel anchor Shepard Smith was arrested by Florida police in November 2000 and charged with aggravated battery with a motor vehicle after arguing with another reporter over a parking space (both were covering the Bush-Gore Florida vote debacle).

How did Smith get off so easy? (I still haven't forgotten his anti-gun tirade post-Columbine.)

[jocon307]

"I like to read"

Me too!

[Publius6961]

Morteza Bakhtiari?

We may not have heard the end about this a$$wipe who probably shouldn't be here in the first place...

[SirEdward]

you there

[CindyDawg]

Troll:') When did Walmart start putting computers in the barber shops?

[SirEdward]

where is your cell phone and check house phone, still here at work, nurse coming in for "lecture"

[SirEdward]

ok that was a hint to go check house phone to see if it was left off the hook or your cell is probally out in Mustang, Hint: I was trying to "Call Home"

[CindyDawg]

FM

[SirEdward]

whats " FM"

[mtbopfuyn]

Amazing. An actual person is being held responsible instead of the vehicle.

[CindyDawg]

It wasn't an SUV :')