A homeless man accused of attacking two people in Santa Monica was arrested and charged for the assaults.
Mario Alejandri, 31, was charged with three felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon, the Santa Monica Police Department announced Thursday.
On Aug. 28, shortly before midnight, a woman called for help after she was found bleeding with cuts to her face and head in the 2700 block of Barnard Way. She told police a man had punched her several times in the head and face, hit her with a bottle and tried to shove sand in her mouth.
The attacker fled the scene before officers later located Alejandri nearby and took him into custody.
Investigators discovered Alejandri was the same man who allegedly attacked an employee at a Trader Joe’s market the day before.
When Alejandri entered the store, he was “immediately recognized by store staff from prior shoplifting incidents,” police said.
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When employees asked the man to leave, he reportedly became angry and struck the employee in the face.