A man is accused of breaking a bottle over the head of another
customer who had intervened in a confrontation with the clerk.
Hollister police are seeking a suspect from an assault at the local 7-Eleven in which a customer struck a man with a bottle. The victim had tried to assist the store clerk in a confrontation with the suspect, according to a statement from police.
On Nov. 14 at around 1:30 a.m., the victim and witnesses reported to police there had been a disturbance inside the store, at 915 San Benito St., and that the victim went inside to intervene. According to police, the suspect then turned and struck the victim on the side of the head with a bottle.
The man being sought fled the store in a newer-model, white Pontiac. Witnesses said the driver was a female, while the man suspected in the assault is described as a Hispanic male, between 25 and 30 years old, between 5 feet 6 inches and 5 feet 11 inches tall, with a heavy build and wearing a white shirt with a red-over-black pattern, according to police.
The victim was found by emergency responders outside the store suffering from a head injury. Firefighters and AMR medics treated him.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective David Anderson at 636-4330 or anonymously at WeTIP at (800) 78-CRIME. Information provided to WeTIP may qualify you for an award, according to police.
