By Daily Press staff
A homeless man is now in jail after he allegedly assaulted an employee at Starbucks Coffee and an elderly man on Montana Avenue Friday.
A regular transient on Montana Avenue, Christopher Grant Williams, 44, allegedly jumped over the counter at Starbucks at Seventh Street and Montana Avenue and struck the employee with his fist, and left the store. Williams apparently attacked the employee after he told him to leave because he was creating a disturbance.
While Santa Monica Police officers were en route to the call, they received additional information regarding a second assault and battery that occurred in the area of Lincoln and Montana Avenue.
Within minutes of fleeing Starbucks, Williams allegedly approached an 80-year-old man and struck the victim several times.
Williams was stopped by officers within minutes after the second assault. He was positively identified by the victims and witnesses. Williams was booked for elder abuse, and assault and battery. His bail has been set at $50,000.
The Starbucks employee received a small laceration to his lip and didn’t require medical treatment. The elderly man received a laceration above his eyebrow, which required four stitches at a local hospital.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on December 13, 2004. Read the original PDF.