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# High school student attacked by transient
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/high-school-student-attacked-by-transient/
- Published: 2002-11-09T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T00:52:59.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Education, Pico, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

Neal Heistler, 54, was arrested by Santa Monica Police on Tuesday and charged with two counts of felony assault. He allegedly struck a 16-year-old female student in the face in the 700 block of Pico Boulevard, which is near the high school, at 12:40 p.m. He also struck a Samohi security officer twice who attempted to intervene, police said.

According to police, after the student was allegedly attacked, the security officer tried to hold him until police arrived. Heistler allegedly hit the security officer in the shoulder. While waiting for more security officers to respond, the high school security officer followed Heistler on foot, when he allegedly hit the officer again in the face. Security officers detained Heistler until SMPD officers arrived, arrested him and booked him into jail.

Heistler is being held in the Santa Monica Jail on $20,855 bail on charges of felony assault and felony assault on a school employee. He had three outstanding traffic warrants in Los Angeles.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 9, 2002.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/110902.pdf?ref=smdp.com)