Moment when a mob of FORTY teens surrounds three Marines on a California beach
New video shows the moment a mob of FORTY teens surround three Marines on a California beach before being savagely beaten
- The teens push the military until one of them reacts. One of his comrades stops him while the kids continue to goad them during the filming
- Nine teens have been arrested over the attack in which the soldiers were kicked Friday night while lying on the ground on San Clemente beach
- The Marines say they were attacked after confronting the group about setting off fireworks. They suffered minor injuries and refused hospital treatment
A new video has surfaced of the moment a mob of 40 teenagers surrounded three Marines on a California beach before brutally beating them.
The teens push the military until one of them reacts. One of his comrades stops him as the kids continue to goad them as they film on their phones.
Nine teenagers have been arrested over Friday night’s attack in which soldiers were kicked as they lay on the ground on San Clemente beach.
The Marines say they were attacked after confronting the group about setting off fireworks. They suffered minor injuries and refused to be transported to a local hospital in the aftermath.
The new video shows the moment a large group surrounds two of the Marines as they begin pushing each other back and forth
Antonino, pictured here, said the fight started after asking the teens to stop setting off fireworks
On Tuesday, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department confirmed they had charged four boys and a girl with assault with a deadly weapon and would be held in juvenile detention.
Four others have also been charged with assault and assault.
Hunter Antonino, one of the Marines, told KCAL that the fight started when he asked the teens to stop setting off fireworks
He said: ‘They set off fireworks, they were belligerent and obnoxious and annoying other people, so I went up to them and told them to stop,” he said.
But the group followed him back to the pier, whereupon Antonino said he and his friend warned the teens they were Marines “so they would leave, but they didn’t.”
A group of nine teenagers have now been arrested for attacking the three marines
Hunter Antonino is seen here with a relative after enlisting as a Marine in 2022
Antonino told KCAL the fight started when he told the teens to stop setting off fireworks
In the original one-minute clip posted to Facebook, the Marines could be seen trying to climb the steps outside the Pier Bowl as a group of teenagers yelled at them.
As they approach the stairs, a boy is seen brutally slapping the back of one of the Marine’s heads.
The soldier turned and charged at the attacker, leading to an all-out brawl, when the boy’s friends jumped in to wave and kick him.
Within seconds, the group circled the two Marines shouting “Get that f***er” and “F*** that f***er up,” even using the N-word at one point.
The original attack began outside the Pier Bowl as the Marines began moving up the stairs
And two of the victims were seen curled up on the ground as the group continued to beat them with vicious kicks.
The brawl only ended when two bystanders, an unidentified man and woman, intervened and yelled at the children, “Stop, what are you doing?”
San Clemente Mayor Chris Duncan described the attack over Memorial Day weekend as “tragic.”
“This is San Clemente, Marines are always welcome here, it’s always celebrated, it’s always taken care of, and that’s why this is so tragic,” he said.