Four Men Ambush Moped Driver in Vicious Attack: Police

Arlington Police say four men ambushed a moped driver on North Pershing Street early Sunday morning for unknown reasons, sending the driver to the hospital.

Police say the man was driving his moped in the 400 block of North Pershing Street at around 2 a.m. when he felt an unknown object strike him in the helmet, according to the report.

The man tried to flee but lost control of the moped, allowing four men to catch up and start attacking him. He was sent to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police spokesperson Ashley Savage said.

Police arrested 26-year-old Byron Gamaliel Jimenez Vail and 21-year-old Anacleto Perez Aguilar, both on charges of assault by mob and drunk in public, and both held on a secured bond.

Two other suspects remain on the run as the investigation into the incident continues, Savage said.

"Officers on scene canvassed the area and located two males matching the suspect's description," she said. "The victim simply described the outstanding two suspects as Hispanic males wearing dark-colored clothing."

She said there were no signs that the attack was a robbery, and the moped driver said that he recognized one of the suspects.