Authorities arrested a man in connection to a brutal attack on a gas station employee in San Marcos Friday night.
The San Diego County Sheriff's Department (SDSO) says the attack occurred on Wednesday, Sept. 28 at the Chevron on the 1200 block of W. San Marcos Boulevard around 8 p.m.
Surveillance video of the attack appears to show the suspect walk into the store and punch the clerk in the face multiple times. The suspect then knocks the clerk to the ground and appears to kick him in the face before leaving the store.
The clerk lost consciousness after hitting the ground and was later taken to a local hospital with injuries to his face and head.
According to SDSO, the suspect was arrested in Encinitas on Friday night after deputies recognized him from the surveillance video.
No other information was immediately available.
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