Brutal ASU campus beating caught on surveillance video; suspects arrested

The Brief

  • Four people, including one juvenile, were arrested by ASU police for a brutal assault on an 18-year-old victim.
  • The victim suffered a broken nose and head injuries after reportedly being held down, punched, and “stomp kicked.”
  • One of the suspects is the son of a Maricopa County prosecutor.

TEMPE, Ariz. Arizona State University police have arrested four people in a brutal assault case that happened on the Tempe campus.

The 18-year-old victim was severely injured, and we’ve learned one of the suspects is the son of a Maricopa County prosecutor.

It all reportedly began on September 27 with an argument inside the Hassayampa Academic Village dorms near Apache Boulevard and McAllister Avenue, but turned into a beating that police say was caught on surveillance video.

Three of the suspects in custody were identified as Donnell Young, 18, Jayden Smith, 19, and Justin Otis, 18. The fourth suspect is a juvenile, and police are still looking for a fifth suspect.

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