Two arrested in attack on Sikh man in Manteca

The attack on Sahib Singh Natt at Greystone Park at about 6 a.m. was captured by a surveillance video camera at a home across the street. The attackers confronted him on the sidewalk along Turquoise Way, so he walked into the street to go around them.

The pair followed him, though, and one kicked the victim several times and spat on him. When the victim fell to the ground, his turban fell off and he was struck his head. He got back up to defend himself, only to be kicked down again. His attackers left on foot, but one returned and kicked him several times as he lay on the ground.

A Manteca police news release Wednesday morning called the arrests a collaborative effort between the department and the community. Investigations Supervisor Sgt. Miller said, “The public’s assistance in providing information with this case was instrumental in identifying the suspects and allowed my investigators to make a quick arrest.”

Both suspects face charges of attempted robbery, elder abuse and assault with a deadly weapon. Mcallister will be booked into the San Joaquin County Jail and the minor into the county Juvenile Detention Center.

The investigation is continuing into whether the incident meets all of the legal elements to charge a hate crime, police said. Because the victim does not speak English well, he could not tell officers what his attackers said to him, an earlier news release said. Tyrone Keith Mcallister