Oxnard Man Arrested for Assaulting Two Minors After Fight at Thousand Oaks Business

VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – A 43-year-old Oxnard man was arrested Thursday for assault, battery and child abuse connected to a fight at a Thousand Oaks business earlier this month.

On Oct. 10, deputies responded to a reported disturbance at a business in the 100 block of North Moorpark Road in Thousand Oaks stated a press release Friday from the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.

An initial investigation revealed that a physical altercation had happened between juveniles and ten minutes after the fight was broken up, an adult man -later identified as a 43-year-old from Oxnard- confronted a 12-year-old involved in the earlier fight detailed the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.

Witness-recorded cell phone video and surveillance footage from the business showed the 43-year-old "aggressively" confronting a 12-year-old, grabbing the front of the child's shirt and attempting to head-butt him noted the local sheriff's office.

According to the Ventura County Sheriff's Office, several people stepped in to stop the 43-year-old and the 12-year-old did not suffer any injuries during the incident.

The 43-year-old is also alleged to have pushed and repeatedly poked a 17-year-old employee in the throat while the teen was attempting to retreat to the business' employee lounge added the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.

On Oct. 15, the 43-year-old was taken into custody and booked on charges of assault likely to produce great bodily injury, battery and child abuse stated the sheriff's office.

The investigation into this incident remains ongoing and anyone with more information is asked to contact Detective Nungester at 805-371-8344.