OC Man Charged For Attacking Man In His 60s In Newport Beach

CORONA DEL MAR, CA — An Orange County man was charged Wednesday with attacking a man in his 60s in a Newport Beach neighborhood, court records show.

Santa Ana resident Steven Soliz, who turns 31 Thursday, faces charged including assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury and inflicting injury on an elder adult, both felonies, as well as a misdemeanor count of resisting arrest.

In addition, Soliz faces sentencing enhancements for inflicting great bodily injury on the victim.

He was also charged Wednesday for allegedly scuffling with Orange County sheriff's deputies. Authorities said that in that case, Soliz was charged with resisting an executive officer, battery against an officer and assault on a custody officer, all felonies, as well as misdemeanor counts of assault on a peace officer, resisting arrest, and battery.

Soliz is accused of attacking the man, only identified as a man between the ages of 68 and 69, around noon Monday near Crystal Cove State Park, according to a previous Patch report. The motive for the attack was unclear, authorities said.

Soliz pleaded not guilty Wednesday and was next due in court Feb. 29 for a pretrial hearing in the Central Justice Center in Santa Ana.

City News Service contributed to this report.