Crime & Safety
TV News Crew Helps Catch Assault Suspects
A Fox 11 reporter and photographer are credited with helping to catch four men suspected of beating a man at a Malibu restaurant.

A television reporter and photographer were credited today with helping sheriff’s deputies track down four people sought for an assault at a Malibu restaurant.
The assault occurred at Duke’s restaurant in the 21100 block of Pacific Coast Highway around 4 a.m. Tuesday, and the suspects’ getaway was witnessed by Fox 11 reporter Gigi Graciette and photographer Tony Buttitta, said Los Angeles County sheriff’s Deputy Amber Smith in a statement headlined: “Fox 11 News Crew Helps Deputies Catch Felony Assault Suspects Fleeing Restaurant.”
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The duo called 911 and subsequently provided detailed information that helped catch the suspects, Smith said.
The assault left a 26-year-old man hospitalized, she said, adding that four suspects -- Rahsi Treadwell, 21, Dimere Pleasant, 21, Adam Treadwell, 18, and Deborah Austin, 19 -- were arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and are each being held in lieu of $30,000 bail.
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The sheriff’s department urged anyone with information on the incident at the restaurant to call its Malibu/Los Hills station at (818) 878-1808. Information also can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS.
- City News Service
- Photo Credit: Youtube screengrab
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