Homeless man who knocked California library employee unconscious is arrested, police say

A homeless man accused of randomly knocking an Anaheim Central Library worker unconscious and shoving a Goal buyer earlier this month has been arrested, Anaheim Police Division officers stated on Saturday, March 26.

Police this week requested for the general public’s assist in finding the person after the 2 consecutive assaults on March 3.

On Friday, patrol officers had been within the space of Broadway and Manchester Avenue once they noticed 32-year-old Ivory Julian Anderson Jr., who was carrying comparable clothes to the suspect on the time of the assaults.

Anderson, described as homeless, admitted to each assaults, police stated in a information launch.

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  Anaheim police had been asking for assist from the general public in figuring out a person who punched an worker on the Anaheim Central Library on March 3 after which walked out as the worker lay unconscious on the ground. The assault was caught on surveillance videol. (Courtesy of Anaheim Police Division)
  

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  Anaheim police had been asking for assist from the general public in figuring out a person who punched an worker on the Anaheim Central Library on March 3 after which walked out as the worker lay unconscious on the ground. The assault was caught on surveillance videol. (Courtesy of Anaheim Police Division)
  

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  Anaheim police had been asking for assist from the general public in figuring out a person who punched an worker on the Anaheim Central Library on March 3 after which walked out as the worker lay unconscious on the ground. The assault was caught on surveillance videol. (Courtesy of Anaheim Police Division)
  

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The library clerk suffered a laceration to his head and fell unconscious. He has since recovered, based on police. He declined an interview with a reporter.

After video surveillance footage of that assault was circulated on social media, Anaheim police discovered of a earlier assault the identical day at a Goal on S. Euclid Avenue.

There isn't a identified motive for the assaults, stated Sgt. Jacob Gallacher, a spokesperson for the Anaheim Police Division.

Anderson was arrested and booked at Orange County Jail on suspicion of assault inflicting nice bodily damage.