A 19-year-old man faces charges after he admitted to being the guy who was shown in a video sucker punching people at a Houston-area park.
The video posted on Nextdoor shows a guy in a red hoodie randomly walking up to people at Wortham Park in the Cypress area and punching them from behind.Aaron Lasean Lewis, 19, is charged with assault with bodily injury and aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon stemming from two incidents on Oct. 26, according to court documents. , a man told them he was walking on the trail that runs parallel with Wortham Boulevard around 5:45 p.m.
Before this incident, there was another attack at about 5 p.m. involving Lewis and his partner, according to court documents. Lewis then handed over the firearm to his partner, who kept the gun pointed at the victim. The victim said Lewis charged at him and hit him several times in the head and upper body. Lewis then put the victim in a chokehold and hit in several more times.Investigators said a witness saw the attack and recognized the two men from school.
The video drew hundreds of comments and sparked concern among nearby residents who also use the trail. KHOU 11 News couldn't verify that part of his story. Lewis said he did it to get likes and views on YouTube and TikTok.
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