Five men stabbed at Momo’s Downtown Four...
Five men stabbed at Momo’s Downtown
Four Huntington residents and one Rohnart Park resident were
stabbed in a large fight that broke out at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday outside
of Momo’s bar on Main Street Downtown.
Police arrested three Huntington Beach men on suspicion of
attempted homicide: James Jones, 21, Eric Schmidt, 20, and Christian
Hanson, 21. All three are being held in the Huntington Beach Police
Department Jail.
None of the wounds were life threatening, Huntington Beach Police
Lt. Janet Perez said.
Robert Coley, 26, was stabbed in the chest and right arm, and
Jacob Moyanihan, 23, in the right armpit area. Both Huntington
residents were taken to the medical center at the UC Irvine.
Huntington resident Ryan Hoover, 26, suffered cuts to the hand, and
Rohnart Park resident Edward White, 20, was stabbed in the stomach.
Both were both taken to Western Medical Center. Huntington resident
Jeremy Caldwell also received small cuts, but was not hospitalized.
Police don’t know what caused the fight, Perez said. The incident
is under investigation.
Brea man dies in fight Downtown
A 19-year-old Brea man died Monday in an Irvine hospital after
suffering severe head injuries from a fight in Downtown Huntington
Beach.
Huntington Beach Police, who were notified by a nearby resident of
the fight, arrived to find Preston Nicholas Van Houten lying in the
street shortly after 2 a.m. Monday in the 200 block of 22nd Street.
He was surrounded by a large crowd of people when police arrived.
Witnesses told police that after being struck, Van Houten fell
onto the ground and hit his head on the pavement, Huntington Beach
Police Lt. Janet Perez said.
“We can’t say at this point whether alcohol played a part or
whether they were fighting over something specific,” Perez said.
No weapons were involved, Perez said.
Van Houten was transported to UCI Medical Center by the fire
department paramedics. He died at 9 p.m. Monday.
No arrests have been made and the incident is still under
investigation.
Man drowns while bodyboarding
A 22-year-old Long Beach man drowned Tuesday night while boogie
boarding at Huntington City Beach after sundown.
His friends spotted him floating face down in the water after they
saw his board wash ashore, Marine Safety Lt. Mike Beuerlein said. The
man was pulled from the water at about 8:15 p.m. between city beach
lifeguard towers 22 and 24. Marine Safety would not release the name
of the man.
After paramedics couldn’t resuscitate the man, he was taken to
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, where he died.
This is the first drowning that has taken place at the city beach
this summer, and the second that has occurred this year.
Both drownings occurred after dark, when no lifeguards were on
duty.
“We’ve seen an increase in the number of people out in the dark
lately,” Beuerlein said, adding that as water temperature increases,
people are more apt to stay in the water later.
“We always caution people to swim near an open tower,” he said.
Officials are not yet releasing the man’s name.
Police promote two and retire one
Surf City’s finest said goodbye to one seasoned officer and
promoted two others during a ceremony held in the City Council
Chambers last week.
Police Chief Kenneth Small promoted Lt. Dan Johnson to captain and
Sgt. Gary Meza to lieutenant. Both men served previously as public
liaisons.
Johnson became a member of the Huntington Beach Police Department
in 1984 after transferring from the Los Angeles Police Department. He
will be the Investigation Division commander.
Meza has been with the Huntington Beach Police Department since
1974 when he was first hired as a cadet. Meza’s last assignment was
in the Professional Standards Unit. He will assume duties as a Patrol
Watch commander.
During the ceremony, Small also recognized Det. Don Howell, who
retired last week.
Howell came to the department in 1979 after serving six years on
the Monrovia Police Department. In 1980, he transferred to the
Investigation Bureau, where he was assigned to sex crimes
investigations. Howell is a nationally recognized expert in sex
crimes investigations and has published articles and a book on the
topic.
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