(FOX40.COM) — Folsom Police said officers arrested two suspects Thursday in connection with an “unprovoked attack” on a person in a city park.
The agency said the attack happened around 8:50 p.m. at Folsom City Park, near the library gazebo.
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Through information provided by witnesses and video surveillance, officers determined it was an unprovoked attack on a person who was sitting and painting alone, police said.
Police shared an image from surveillance video that shows what appears to be a person on the ground outside a building with another person standing over them.
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Police described the two suspects as transients, both from Folsom, and said they held the victim to the ground and punched and kicked him more than 50 times.
Police also said the suspects used homophobic slurs and prevented the victim from fleeing during the attack.
The victim finally managed to escape and return to his home. Officers who spoke with the victim found that she had “visible injuries sustained during the incident,” police said.
Both suspects were found in the area, arrested and face charges of battery, assault and a hate crime, police said.
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