Posted on 11/02/2011 5:53:33 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
PATERSON, NJ (CBSNewYork) – They’ve got their men.
Police say they’ve arrested the trio caught on tape attacking two people, including chopping at one victim with a machete. The Paterson police turned to social media in their hunt for the attackers, posting the stunning video of the attack on their Facebook page.
The incident took place on Sept. 10 at the U.S. Chicken restaurant at 194 Straight Street. Police say the “vicious assault” began just before 4 a.m.
There were two attacks, said Capt. Heriberto Rodriguez of the Paterson police department.
“Both attacks were unprovoked, as far as we could see. Nothing was taken in the second attack,” Rodriguez told CBSNewYork.
In the first case, the victim, seen on the video wearing a white shirt with a black insignia on the top left corner, was attempting to walk out of the restaurant when he was confronted by two men in the doorway. While they talk, police say Omar Villota, 22, comes up behind him and pistol whips him in the back of the head. The trio tumble into the street.
Things then go from bad to worse.
A few minutes later, the group comes tumbling back into the restaurant, this time struggling with a second victim. The second victim is seen on tape being repeatedly punched in the face, allegedly by 20-year-old Johel Gomez. Police say Tyree Seegers, 22, then started hacking at the second victim with a machete.
According to police, Seegers is seen on the tape hacking at the victim at least 14 times with the machete. During one of his swings, he chops into Villota, who is continually pistol-whipping the victim.
Seegers nearly severs Villota’s right arm, leaving a blood trail that the cops used to track them down.
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Wonder if these are the guys?
I’ve been wondering when the machetes would arrive.
Paterson always was a shithole. Still is, I see. Thank God for immigration.
Seegers nearly severs Villota’s right arm, leaving a blood trail that the cops used to track them down.
Never bring a machete-packing idiot to a pistol-whipping fight.
The Coptic family was killed by a couple of stupid thugs who wanted money for drugs - stupid because one of them had been a downstairs tenant until a couple months earlier, and stupid because they were videoed using the victims’ ATM cards.
They were caught but it took way too long - the police didn’t follow up on the victims’ bank accounts for weeks.
“I’ve been wondering when the machetes would arrive.”
When there weren’t enough guns...
Practicing what they’re being taught -
I’m surprised this hasn’t started sooner.
Wake up, people. Take care -
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