The man, thought to be in his 70s, was sitting outside a dining complex on August 1, enjoying a meal from Raffallo's Pizza in Los Angeles, when the homeless man unexpectedly punched him in the face, ribs, surveillance footage reveals.
Nearby, the owner of the Japanese cuisine joint, Shin, was eating with his girlfriend when he saw the altercation and ran to chase down the man.
"We were shocked that it happened, and then I started running after him," Shin owner Tim Ratcliff said. "As I rounded the corner, he turned around and sucker punched me."
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"I tackled him to the ground and held him there until the police arrived."
The homeless man can be seen with a bloody face as he attempts to escape Ratcliff's grip while randomly reaching to bite his arm.
Bystanders walked and drove by with their cell phone cameras until police arrived minutes later.
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Ratcliff states the elderly man mourned from bruises and was taken to the hospital. The brave restaurant owner will arrive in court on August 16 to testify.
"Hopefully, everything goes well, and he gets to stay in jail for a long time," Ratcliff announced.
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The August 1 attack on the elderly man arrived a few months after an Olympic silver medalist star was attacked in Los Angeles by a homeless man wielding a metal pole in July.
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Kim Glass, a 6ft 3in volleyball player, shared shots of her bloody nose and eye after being randomly jumped in Los Angeles.
The 37-year-old announced the thug was acting strangely before running up to her and battering her in the face
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The LA native reassured fans that despite the ghastly cuts across her head, she was alright after being stitched up.
Glass explained how she had been leaving lunch and saying goodbye to her friends before the horrific attack.
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She announced the "homeless man ran up, he had something in his hand, and he was on the other side of a car on the street."
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The Sports Illustrated model and star of the US women's volleyball team announced the attacker looked at her "with some hateful eyes."
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Glass stated she was about to turn to her friend to say she thought something was wrong with him and that he might hit a car.
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She went on: "Before I knew it, a big metal bolt, like a pipe, hit me... it happened so fast. He flung it from the street."
Glass later announced she was fine after having stitches yet there would be no permanent damage to her vision.
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