Peninsula Man Pleads No Contest in Brutal Beating of Surf Instructor

PACIFICA, CA- A Pacifica man pleaded no contest on Monday to assault for beating a surf instructor unconscious during a lesson in 2014 in retaliation for a bar brawl the night before, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Peter Addi, 39, attacked the surf instructor from behind at Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica on Nov. 8, 2014, according to prosecutors.

The instructor was talking to a woman there prior to a lesson. Addi punched him in the head, knocking him to the ground unconscious. He kept hitting and punching the instructor as he lay helpless on the ground, stomping on his head, prosecutors said.

"That's for f---ing me up last night!" Addi shouted at the unconscious instructor, according to prosecutors.

Investigators learned that the two had gotten into a fight at the Longboard Margarita Bar the night before, and the surf instructor had won the fight, biting Addi in the ear. They were ejected from the bar but no one called police.

Bystanders intervened during the beach attack and Addi fled in his truck. But witnesses took down his license plate number and called police. Officers found him a short time later with blood on his hands and shoes, prosecutors said.

The surf instructor suffered head injuries and a fractured jaw from the beating and needed surgery.

Addi was set for trial Tuesday but instead pleaded no contest to assault charges on the condition he face no more than eight months in jail. He remains free on $25,000 bail and is set to return to court on June 22 for sentencing, prosecutors said.

– By Bay City News Service. Image via Shutterstock.