MIAMI – A 2nd guy has been arrested for reportedly using element in Sunday’s brutal attack on a Republican canvasser who was passing out political flyers for Senator Marco Rubio and Governor Ron DeSantis in Hialeah.
Jonathan Casanova, 26, has been billed with aggravated battery.
In an exceptional job interview with CBS4’S Peter D’Oench, Reynaldo Cedeno, the father of the target Christopher Monzon, reported, “It is quite sad that these animals attacked a human. You may possibly not like his ideology but you don’t do this to any human remaining, not even to an animal. My son is a respectable honest person who helps out people today and who will help elderly men and women get their groceries. He goes to church on Sundays. He will not smoke and he will not consume, He scarcely watches Tv set at all he does is read through. He is an awesome person and a very good particular person.”
Cedeno claimed, “I sense like what they did was a cowardly act. I do believe this was a political assault, an assault that was politically inspired. I do search at it as a detest crime. I don’t search at it as an aggravated battery. I search at it as tried murder. Just a minor built additional and we could possibly have been heading to a vigil. We may well have been lighting up candles and he’d be long gone. Thank the Lord this did not happen. There was no cause for them to do hurt like this since of what party he is in. I adore my son and he is a fantastic human being. I am not just declaring that for the reason that he is my son. He is a good human being and he did not are entitled to what transpired to him.”
Cedeno is concerned about his son’s vision.
“His ideal eye was basically destroyed,” he said. “He may well have to have surgical procedure on his appropriate eye. He is in excruciating agony and below medicine. Yesterday, he needed morphine.”
Javier Lopez, 25, is also dealing with a demand of aggravated in the attack on Monzon.
During a listening to Tuesday, a decide ruled that Lopez will remain in jail till his subsequent hearing on November 14th.
According to law enforcement, Lopez and Casanova approached Monzon who was going for walks on the sidewalk alongside E 60th Road. The two adult men reportedly informed him he could not go them on the sidewalk mainly because he was a Republican. An argument ensued and at just one position Lopez reportedly pushed Monzon to the floor and began punching him.
Casanova also kicked Monzon in the head, in accordance to the arrest report. After that, he reportedly went to his vehicle and received two German shepherds, and explained to them to attack Monzon. Right before they could community people intervened and separated the 3 adult males.
At a listening to Wednesday, Casanova was ordered to keep away from Monzon. Bond for him was established at $7500.
On Wednesday Hialeah Law enforcement Sgt. Jose Torres told CBS4 that “Primarily based on the victim’s statements he did say they stated no Republican can walk in this neighborhood.”
Senator Marco Rubio has defended Monzon as he was putting on a Rubio campaign t shirt when the assault occurred.
In one particular publish on Twitter, he known as the attackers “thugs.” In another tweet on Wednesday, he connected an arrest report and wrote “Community media expended 2 times treating the GOP canvasser who was attacked as a criminal & denying the assault was politically determined. Now a next arrest, a police report & surveillance online video exhibits how biased & irresponsible the narrative they had been pushing was”
Police have not confirmed a motive for Sunday’s violent attack.
CBS4 to start with interviewed Monzon of Hialeah in 2017. We have been masking a tale about modifying the names of road symptoms that honored confederate generals and a single-time chief of the KKK.
Monzon was at the rally holding a accomplice flag and got into a shouting match with the group. Law enforcement arrested Monzon and charged him with aggravated assault, inciting a riot, and disorderly conduct.
Hialeah officials explained Monzon ran for a city council seat in 2021 and missing.
In accordance to the Federal Election Commission, Monzon has been compensated 1000’s of pounds by the Republican celebration.
