TV Reporter Brutally Beaten By Angry Couple
POSTED: Wednesday, September 6, 2006
UPDATED: 11:02 pm EDT September 6,
2006
A television reporter in San Diego, Calif., was hospitalized after a brutally beating by a man and woman he was investigating for a news show, according to Local 6 News.
SLIDESHOW: Reporter Beaten
The journalist, John Mattes, was questioning a couple for allegedly stealing identities when the woman was videotaped hitting Mattes in the face.Local 6 News showed video of the woman's husband walking up to Mattes in LaJolla, Calif., and punching him in the face. He was then seen repeatedly beating the reporter with his fists.The man's photographer jumped into the brawl and tried to break up the fight. A police officer eventually had to stop the attack with his gun drawn.Mattes was taken to an emergency room with a bloodied face and apparent bite wounds.A television station identified the couple as Sam Sulieman and wife Rosa Baraza.Both were charged with assault and battery in connection with the attack.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
SLIDESHOW: Reporter Beaten The journalist, John Mattes, was questioning a couple for allegedly stealing identities when the woman was videotaped hitting Mattes in the face.Local 6 News showed video of the woman's husband walking up to Mattes in LaJolla, Calif., and punching him in the face. He was then seen repeatedly beating the reporter with his fists.The man's photographer jumped into the brawl and tried to break up the fight. A police officer eventually had to stop the attack with his gun drawn.Mattes was taken to an emergency room with a bloodied face and apparent bite wounds.A television station identified the couple as Sam Sulieman and wife Rosa Baraza.Both were charged with assault and battery in connection with the attack.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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