A group of citizens decided to take matters into their own hands and viciously beat down a man to death for allegedly giving his pregnant girlfriend a black eye.
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On Monday afternoon, six people tracked down 41-year-old Fred Valadamar Ortiz at a local grocery store in Magna after they went to his girlfriend’s home to purchase a puppy from her dog breeding business. Prior to the attack, she explained to the group that he hit her and gave her a black eye several days ago, leading them to exit the home and angrily search for Ortiz. They spotted him riding a scooter and one of the suspects, identified as 19-year-old Osyeanna Martinez, hit Ortiz with a Volkswagen Beetle.
Although he initially survived the hit, Ortiz fled from the scene on foot and was chased down by the angry mob. They eventually caught up with him and attacked him with a pole. Authorities said the mob consisted of teenagers and young adults in their 20s. The youngest of the suspects was a 13-year-old.
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A police report reads that the surveillance footage showed Martinez throwing boards then punching and kicking him shortly after.
“In the video, detectives observed at 1:36 p.m., [Ortiz] running and [Martinez] chasing him. Martinez throws two boards at [Ortiz’s] back/head and as he gets to the sidewalk near 8000 West 3567 South, Martinez grabs him and was punching and kicking him,”
Martinez and 18-year-old Xandre Sky Hill were arrested and held at the Salt Lake County Jail without bail and the other suspects were listed under their initials.
SOURCE: KUTV