Teens charged with felony assault, hate crimes in Simi Valley movie theater parking lot attacks
Authorities said on Friday that five young people were allegedly attacked in the parking lot of Simi Valley Cinema Hall and said that they were facing severe crimes, including attack and hate crimes.
According to Ventura District Prosecutor’s Office, the incident occurred on August 2 shortly after midnight on the Tapo Canyon Road in the regal cinema parking lot. Authorities, young people attacked at least three victims, he said. Both of the young people are accused of a separate change at the same party on May 30th.
Among the suspects are 17 -year -old three and two children. Their names were not released because they are small.
One of the victims, 18 -year -old Michael Robinson, said the attack on KTLA was racially motivated. A group of drunk young people, who had previously had problems with the problems began to harass one night with friends, he said. The situation increased rapidly.
“First they shot one of my friends in his face, Rob Robinson said. “Then they hit someone else. Then they rushed me when they were between the two cars.
The mobile phone video taken by a witness shows that Robinson was chased, beaten and exposed to racial slams
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The images of a change between a group of young people and a victim are shown. The sacrifice, who held a chair in defense, was surrounded by a group of curses. Then the victim escaped, but the attackers followed him in an open space and began to beat.
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The video wandering on social media obtained by KTLA shows that an attack erupted late at night near a movie theater in Simi Valley on August 2, 2025.
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18 -year -old Michael Robsinon spoke to KTLA on August 5, 2025 and said that he was strongly attacked by a group of children in a racially motivated attack outside the Simi Valley Cinema Hall. (KTLA)
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The video wandering on social media obtained by KTLA shows that an attack erupted late at night near a movie theater in Simi Valley on August 2, 2025.
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The video wandering on social media obtained by KTLA shows that an attack erupted late at night near a movie theater in Simi Valley on August 2, 2025.
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One of the three videos in the article (also includes photos of some of the alleged suspects), at that time, bends easily against the Simi Valley Police Department squad right next to the officers.
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During a Simi Valley Municipal Assembly meeting on August 4, 2025, the inhabitants called for justice, and the suspects need to be held responsible for the actions of the suspects that they say it was a racially motivated hate crime attack. (KTLA)
Robinson said he was trying to escape, and then the group tried to defend himself with a chair as he besieged him and swear.
“They still caught me, and when they caught me, they decided that they would put my head in the garbage box and they continued to hit my head, Rob Robinson said.
The attack left Robinson with a shaking, cutting, bruises and a chipped tooth. He said he didn’t recognize any of the attackers. After Robinson and his mother reported the attack, a criminal investigation was launched.
Four of the young people were arrested on August 3. Later, a fifth suspect was identified. According to the department that says that the officer was not involved in the investigation, one of the young people is the son of the police officer.
On October 3, the Regional Prosecutor’s Office announced charges against all five children:
Three young people were accused of criminal attack, which was likely to produce major physical injury, and made a special claim on hate crime. A teenager is facing the same heavy attack, along with the blame criminal threats and misdemeanor. The fifth teenager was accused of criminal threats and misdemeanor.
Regional lawyer Erik Nasarenko said in a statement, “Hate crimes spread fear, division and violence in a whole society.” He said. “Our office is determined to hold these young people responsible and to ensure the delivery of justice for victims and community.”
Five young people are planned to be held on October 10 at the Ventura County Children’s Justice Center in Oxnard.
Morgan Ball, Vivian Chow, Angelique Brenes and Will Conybeare contributed to this report.
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