Police officials said that four juveniles and two adults, all of whom are suspected of participating in the April 11 attack, were taken into custody on Wednesday. Four of the suspects, aged between and years-old, attended Morse High School and have since been suspended.
The victim and family, along with representatives of the Cotixan restaurant, all cooperated in the investigation. The incident was captured on cell phone video and posted to social media by the teen's mother. All six suspects were identified, in part, by the video, Collum said. The family says their teen was waiting for his mom to pick him up at Cotixan Mexican Restaurant last Thursday after school, when a group of teens walked in and started kicking and punching the boy.
In the video, you can see someone on the ground getting repeatedly punched and kicked. At one point in the seven-second clip, you can see someone throw a chair on the teen. Family to hold protest outside Chula Vista restaurant after violent video surfaces.
The boy's father, Margarito Martin, tells 10News he was shocked when he saw the video. He says everything started days before on Instagram, when, he says, his son told someone to stop harassing one of his friends. Martin says one teen then started messaging his son telling him he was going to beat him up. Martin says the incident was reported to Chula Vista Police but he's worried the teens will get away with what they did.
Actions Facebook Tweet Email. Six arrested in brutal beating of Chula Vista teen that was captured in viral video. A family in Otay Ranch is hoping a group of teens will face consequences for allegedly assaulting their teenage son. Family to hold protest outside Chula Vista restaurant after violent video surfaces The boy's father, Margarito Martin, tells 10News he was shocked when he saw the video.
