9 teenagers arrested over brutal assault of three Marines who advised them to cease lighting fireworks

9 youngsters have been arrested over the savage beating of three Marines on a California seaside over Memorial Day Weekend. 

Orange County officers mentioned 4 boys and one woman have been charged with assault with a lethal weapon on Tuesday and held at juvenile corridor.

And one other 4 minors have been charged with misdemeanor assault and battery, CBS Information reported. 

The Marines have been brutally attacked alongside San Clemente seaside, simply south of Los Angeles, by a gaggle of as much as 40 youngsters at 10pm on Friday after the service members confronted them about setting off fireworks. 

The incident was caught on video and the lads, who sustained minor accidents, refused to be transported to a neighborhood hospital within the aftermath. 

Orange County officers mentioned 4 boys and one woman have been charged with assault with a lethal weapon on Tuesday and held at juvenile corridor 

Hunter Antonio, one of many Marines, advised KCAL the struggle started when he advised the kids to cease lighting fireworks

Hunter Antonio is seen right here with a relative after signing on as a Marine in 2022 

San Clemente Mayor Chris Duncan revealed that deputies have caught the principle suspects within the mob of youngsters who launched the assault.

He mentioned: ‘They suppose they’ve the folks they’re searching for. To not say that there may not be a number of others on the market. They really feel fairly assured that they’ve the principle perpetrators.’

Footage of the incident was used to trace down these concerned, the mayor added. 

‘In at the moment’s age, you’re going to get caught — persons are going to document it,’ Duncan mentioned. 

‘I hope this serves as a studying lesson for younger of us in the neighborhood to not let themselves get uncontrolled when one thing like this occurs.’

Within the roughly minute-long clip posted to Fb, the Marines have been seen making an attempt to stroll up the steps exterior the Pier Bowl as a gaggle of youngsters shouted at them.

As they approached the steps, a male teen was seen brutally punching the again of one of many Marine’s heads.

The Marine circled and charged on the assailant, which led to an all-out brawl, as the teenager’s pals all jumped in to take swings and kick him.

Inside seconds the group circled across the two Marines yelling ‘Get that f***er’ and ‘f*** that f***er up,’ even utilizing the N-word at one level.

And two of the victims have been seen curled up on the bottom because the group continued to strike them with vicious kicks.

The brawl solely got here to an finish after two bystanders, an unknown man and lady, intervened and yelled on the youngsters: ‘Cease, what are you doing?’

It stays unclear what occurred earlier than the video, however Marine Hunter Antonio, advised KCAL the struggle started when he requested the kids to cease lighting fireworks.

One other 4 minors have been charged with misdemeanor assault and battery, CBS Information reported, after the Marines have been brutally attacked alongside San Clemente seaside at 10pm on Friday

The brawl solely ended when two unidentified passersby intervened and yelled on the youngsters

The vicious assault started exterior the Pier Bowl because the Marines started strolling up the steps

Antonio mentioned he and his good friend have been having fun with some uncommon break day from Camp Pendleton in Oceanside in the course of the Memorial Day weekend when the group started setting off the fireworks.

A bit of particles then hit him within the face and Antonio mentioned he politely requested them to go away.

‘They have been lighting off fireworks, they have been being belligerent and obnoxious and annoying different folks, so I went as much as them and advised them to cease,’ he recounted.

However the group adopted him again to the pier, at which level Antonio mentioned he and his good friend warned the youngsters that they have been Marines ‘so that they would go away, however they did not.’

Orange County officers mentioned the 2 males seen within the video sustained solely minor accidents akin to an damage to the hand, scrapes to the knees and soreness to the stomach, chest and head.

Antonio, although, feared he may additionally suffered a concussion.

‘My face nonetheless has blood on it,’ he mentioned. ‘It wasn’t cool in any respect.’

Mayor Duncan described the Memorial Day weekend assault as ‘tragic.’

‘That is San Clemente, Marines are all the time welcome right here, all the time going to be celebrated, all the time taken care of, and that’s the reason that is so significantly tragic,’ he mentioned.