The LAPD initially said Shoner, suspected of assaulting a pedestrian in an unprovoked attack that was caught on video, was arrested by officers Thursday. The attack occurred about 8 a.m. Oct. 20, when the pedestrian and the suspect crossed paths in the 800 block of North La Brea Avenue, police said. Deputies arrested Shoner a couple hours after the pedestrian attack because he committed a similar assault in the West Hollywood area, the sheriff’s department said. When police circulated a video of the assault, sheriff’s deputies realized the man they arrested was likely the same person, authorities said. In the video posted by the police Wednesday, a man holding a backpack gets into a position to strike the pedestrian, then backs away.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 01, 2017 16:33 UTC