Man arrested for throwing elderly man down escalator

SAN ANTONIO – A suspect has been arrested in connection with an attack in which an elderly man was thrown down an escalator at North Star Mall in January.

According to SAPD, 31-year-old Daymein Garcia was arrested and charged with aggravated assault on the elderly. Garcia is currently in custody at the Travis County Jail awaiting extradition to the Bexar County Jail.

Investigators have been searching for the suspect since the attack at the beginning of the year.

On January 27, an 81-year-old man was seen on surveillance camera footage being approached by suspects while riding an escalator at a North Star Mall Dillard’s. Garcia was then seen throwing the man down the metal steps.

The elderly man suffered serious injuries, including a head injury and internal bleeding.

As previously reported, authorities had reason to believe that the attack was preceded by an altercation in the locker room of the same store.

Police said the man went into a locker room that he thought was empty until he realized someone was there and left the locker room. A girl who was in the locker room found her mother and told what happened. The man was then tracked down and the attack on the escalator began.

SAPD said investigators, with assistance from the city, worked tirelessly to find the suspect involved in the case.

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