Police Arrest Suspect in Brutal Machete Attack at New Jersey Chicken Restaurant
- Posted on November 5, 2011 at 4:47pm by
Madeleine Morgenstern
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Police said they’ve arrested the suspect captured on video using a machete in an attack at a New Jersey chicken restaurant.
The arrest came just five days after police in Paterson, N.J. posted the violent footage on Facebook in the hopes of getting a lead on the perpetrator. Two other suspects in the attack had already been arrested.
According to police, the trio attacked two victims in separate incidents at the U.S. Chicken Restaurant September 10.
“Both attacks were unprovoked, as far as we could see. Nothing was taken in the second attack,” Paterson Police Capt. Heriberto Rodriguez told CBS New York.
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CBS reported:
In the first case, the victim, seen on the video wearing a white shirt with a black insignia on the top left corner, was attempting to walk out of the restaurant when he was confronted by two men in the doorway. While they talk, police say Omar Villota, 22, comes up behind him and pistol whips him in the back of the head. The trio tumble into the street.
Then things get worse.
A few minutes later, the group comes tumbling back into the restaurant, this time struggling with a second victim. The second victim is seen on tape being repeatedly punched in the face, allegedly by 20-year-old Johel Gomez. Police said Tyree Seegers, 22, then started hacking at the second victim with a machete.
According to police, Seegers is seen on the tape hacking at the victim at least 14 times with the machete. During one of his swings, he chops into Villota, who is continually pistol-whipping the victim. Seegers nearly severs Villota’s right arm, leaving a blood trail that the cops used to track them down.
Police said Seegers turned himself in Wednesday morning after the video was posted online.
“We turned to Facebook for help,” Rodriguez said. “Seegers turned himself in because he felt all this pressure from everywhere.”
Police are still looking for the first victim. The second victim survived, only because Seegers was inept with the machete.
“The one time he swung it straight and effectively, he hit his own counterpart, his own friend,” Rodriguez said.
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Comments (89)
HawkEyeTx
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 7:43pm#
I believe it‘s time to take an honest look at ’Open Carry’ laws Nation wide.
Maybe have an “Open Season” also.
Also, dig a giant hole for the whole hood.
Report Post »bandannaman1776
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 7:41pmthis is why i conceal carry. no one would’ve got away.
Report Post »Get off your butt and join the Marines
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 9:09pmI am pro gun rights but I would like to know how come with so many legitimate and legal gun permits and carrying permits not only in NJ but across the USA, that there are rarely stories of citizens thwarting a massacre like this or stopping any criminal from beating or killing others??? I always hear people saying that ‘if they were there……” but with the millions of legal permits out there, I rarely hear of one of you super-heroes stepping up and saving the day…..Hmmmmm – just wondering………
RichNGadsden
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 10:03pmGET OFF YOUR BUTT AND JOIN THE MARINES, because the press, particularly the MSM just do not cover such happenings. I live in the south and we have had several CC citizens stop serious crimes. But, I only heard about them in the most local of news casts.
Report Post »nonsottovoce
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 10:30pmGOYBAJTM:
How about these?
Raven Smith leaves his gun in the vehicle before he goes into a restaurant, but something made him reconsider. The CCW permit holder kept his .380 handgun holstered as he stepped out of the car to have dinner with his girlfriend. Before he’d taken three steps, a masked man rushed up behind his girlfriend with what appeared to be a gun. “Get down, get down!” Smith yelled to his girlfriend as he fired four shots. His girlfriend calls him her hero, adding, “I saw orange flashes over my head. And then my ears were ringing.” (St Petersburg, VA 08/08)
Stopping at an intersection, a motorist noticed a man approaching. The man reached through the window and punched him several times. The motorist reached for his handgun, which he has a permit to carry. As his attacker reached behind his back, as if for a weapon, the motorist drew his gun and fired a shot. (Jacksonville, FL 7/15)
It’s a familiar scenario: An armed citizen with a concealed-carry permit is likely once again to have saved multiple lives. Several customers were doing business inside a pawn shop when a man walked inside, pointed a gun toward the ceiling and announced a robbery. Did the gunman intend to shoot the clerk? Would he take hostages? We’ll never know, because a customer with a concealed-carry permit promptly drew a pistol and shot the robber in the stomach.(San Antonio, TX, 06/22)
(edited for length, originals and sources @ http://www.americanrifleman.org/Blo
Report Post »nonsottovoce
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 10:33pm(The complete URL from previous post.)
Report Post »Original articles w/sources at:
http://www.americanrifleman.org/BlogList.aspx?id=21
naed5048
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 10:50pmIt‘s OK because it’s New Jersey. Thats where criminals can carry and commit crimes like that all the time. Yet law abiding people ar defenseless and at their mercy….
Report Post »WAY TO GO N.J.
snooop1e
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 11:45pmI think there are several reasons we don’t hear more stories about people with conceal carry permits thwarting these types of assaults. First of all I would imagine that most law abiding citizens with carry conceal permits are not hanging out at fast food joints in the worst parts of town at 4am in the morning and it seems that most people with conceal carry permits are responsible law abiding citizens who avoid places and situations that might result in them having to use their firearm in self defense.
Report Post »Halloween
Posted on November 6, 2011 at 1:40amThe media will not report the incidents that were thwarted by legal concealed carry Good Samaritans.
Report Post »wtfhappend
Posted on November 6, 2011 at 1:27amBecause as permits holders we dont put ourselves in a situation to have to make that decision, that place looked highly suspect. when you carry you become very aware of your surroundings. its just like the left wanting to take away gun rights, legal purchasers owners are not commiting crimes, or out on the prowel looking to use thier weapon.
Report Post »jimmc1952
Posted on November 6, 2011 at 3:15amI noticed the gent that was “just sayin” about how with all the gun permits in N.J. why no one tried to defend these people….I was born and raised in Paterson N.J. and I’m here to tell you that unless you have some “special relationship” with some one who holds some power in the state or local government…..you don’t get a permit….a CCW permit is very rare in N.J…..“just sayin”
Report Post »Mil-Dot
Posted on November 6, 2011 at 6:34amLet us recap. 4am, chicken joint in the hood, 1 hapless chicken eater, 3 black goons with a machete, handgun and sneakers as weapons. Patrons get the glue kicked out them. Next story……
Report Post »rangerp
Posted on November 6, 2011 at 7:02am@Get off your butt and join the Marines
If you join the NRA, they will send you a magazine every month. In that magazine, there will be a page called The Armed Citizen with stories from across the nation where law abiding people use a gun to stop a crime. The MSM does not push these stories, but they show up in your local papers every day.
Report Post »Markf
Posted on November 6, 2011 at 8:22amGet off your butt and join the Marines
Report Post »If you had a gun and you were attacked like this, you would be so busy defending yourself you would not have time to draw it. If you were watching this happen MOST people would back away in shock and horor, excluding Marines who are trained to run to the sound of gunfire and not away from it. Thank God for the Marines, army , navy and airforce…….And thank YOU for serving.
Regards,
Markf
last straw
Posted on November 6, 2011 at 9:32amDefending your own life is complicated enough but intervening in a third party altercation is VERY complicated legally. Thanks to the criminal justice system I would have to consult with my attorney.
Report Post »last straw
Posted on November 6, 2011 at 9:40amBECAUSE … it would be my luck that I get some hot shot prosecutor who‘s trying to make this month’s Law Review …. CENTERFOLD! He/she would make me out the criminal for trying to do the Good Samaritan routine.
Go figure …..
Report Post »ImMadAsHell
Posted on November 6, 2011 at 9:57amI will second that 1, I too dont leave home without my gun!!!! Thank goodness to Rep Huff from Lampasas Texas for getting the CHL bill pass here in Texas that allows us to carry. That is one situation where I hesitate to pull my weapon out and shoot those skum bags. There is no better place than 6 feet under tera firma. Videos like this can make an honest law abiding citizen become VIOLENT. I have 36 years (Retired) from the US Army so believe me I would be doing society a favor.
Report Post »nonamesleft
Posted on November 6, 2011 at 11:11amYou certainly do not conceal carry in NJ. That is next to impossible for ordinary citizens.
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on November 6, 2011 at 12:04pmNearly severs his cohorts arm off ? Sorry, but that is funny : ))
Report Post »tripl-e
Posted on November 7, 2011 at 2:47pm@ Get Off Your Butt
This is the peoples republik of new jersey-no concealed carry permits are issued here. None! Unless, of course, you know somebody but people who know somebody don’t hang in chicken restaurants in paterson. And our jolly law enforcement officers have absolutely no sense of humor when it comes to gun law violations-lock ‘em up, search their car and home, confiscate their weapons then ask questions. Only criminals carry here.
Report Post »Dismayed Veteran
Posted on November 7, 2011 at 4:47pm@MARKF
Not only Marines are trained to advance. The old US Army Cavalry saying “When in doubt, ride towards the sound of the guns.” is still practiced in the US Army. There is also an old axiom: Charge a gun. Run from a knife.
Report Post »gglass
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 7:39pm9mm, .40 S&W or 45 ACP… No matter what I wear or where I go, one of these calibers is riding side-kick. This would be an entirely different story if my family or I were involved.
All good people should get training, and exercise their 2nd Amendment rights immediately. The disintegration of social order is accelerating. You don’t want to wait until your family is engulfed in a similar crisis, where your only defense is a pathetic plea for reason or mercy.
Report Post »staggerlee32
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 8:17pmGo to USCCA and sign up…. because even if you have your permit you will probably get arrested too.
Report Post »Robert-CA
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 7:39pmI find it so weird that the store didn’t bother to call 911 for the first attack when few minutes later another attack happens with the same Obama voters @ the same store .
Report Post »snooop1e
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 11:49pmLoL, you’ve obviously never lived in a crime ridden neighborhood, these types of things are common in the hood, people don’t want to get involved out of fear of retaliation. The guy working the counter has to come back there day after day to make a living. The last thing he wants is the machete gang coming after him for calling the cops.
Report Post »Robert-CA
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 7:33pmDid I hear clearly Obama saying he supports them ?
Report Post »Stephen Markovich
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 7:31pmSEIU or ACORN or Democratic party initiation?
Report Post »Redistributor
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 6:35pmmust have been a butter knife…no blood.
Report Post »Av8r1969
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 6:27pmLock and Load
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 6:17pmIf you‘re carrying legally ole machete boy wouldn’t have been able to hack away,he would’ve been ventilated and his friend to.
Report Post »NeoKong
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 6:07pmOnce again. Another story where you read the headline and know who the players are.
Report Post »Mil-Dot
Posted on November 6, 2011 at 6:27amExactly what I was thinking. Also, did you see the cop goon said that “it appeared as though the attack was unprovoked”. Unprovoked? So if somebody did do something as horrible as say something to him that he did not like, THEN it would be ok to hack them up with a machete, right? Geez.
Report Post »gwssacredcause
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 6:06pmIsn’t the Machete an MS-13 weapon of choice? They do not have to be provoked.
Report Post »thecid100
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 7:10pmYes, it is their weapon of choice. And due to our open borders, there are now thousands of MS-13 living in our country. Bottom up, top down, they need these people for their planned “change.”
Report Post »hidden_lion
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 7:23pmThis guy needed some more practice, almost cut his own friends arm off, but hardly hurt the guy he was aiming for.
Report Post »snooop1e
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 11:51pmYou forgot INSIDE OUT
Report Post »AmericanStrega
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 6:03pmSurhanSurhan
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 5:34pm
@ TIMEJ31- Would you have used your gun to help save those innocent people they were hurting? Probably not.
From AmericanStrega:
Report Post »I don’t know about TIMEJ31, but I carry concealed, and if I were put into a situation where pulling and discharging my weapon would save my life or the life of someone else, I would certainly do it. I would even do it to save your life. You Sir, are obviously missinformed as to why people take the time, make the effort, and shell out the cash to get a carry permit. We do it in order to preserve our life and the lives of others from people like those in the above video. I hope that I never have to unholster my weapon and defend myself or anyone else. But I will do it if needs be. I also hope that you are never a target of the people like those in the above video when there isn’t a person around you that is legally carrying a concealed weapon. Good luck and God Bless.
felix
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 5:55pmour wonderful illegals AGAIN ! thanks DEMOTHUG party !!
Report Post »prov1
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 6:00pmI’m getting a gun !!! no way will I let myself be sliced n’ diced like that !
Report Post »G co.75inf
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 5:51pmSurhanSurhan you live on the east coast?
Report Post »robinakilt
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 5:50pmFirearms don’t leave home without it especially if I know I am going to be anywhere near a city. I will always take my chances and judged by 12 than carried by 6.
Report Post »minorityconservative2
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 5:33pmWhat in the world? Why do I not like people? I am a racist! I don’t like the human race!
Report Post »drago
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 5:32pmTwo illegals and a black, imagine that…….
Report Post »Dicker
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 5:26pmEven before seeing the video, how did I know that they were Obama’s people?
Report Post »By the way, they are not animals. Animals are on a higher biological level, they are savages.
SurhanSurhan
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 5:38pm@ DICKER- You are a good Christian. And your name is appropriate too.
Report Post »rlimike
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 7:34pmYou are wrong they are animals …. they have 2 extra chromosomes.
Report Post »skippy6
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 5:24pmPut them in the zoo with the gorillas see how long they last for entertainment…..Well…. if they’re going to act like animals they might as well live with them….
Report Post »Unix
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 5:23pmI am dumbfounded, I don’t know what to say, this is in NJ? Holy chop, chop Batman, more ammo!
Viva TEA
Report Post »YepImaConservative
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 5:20pmThis is obviously not an… “Eat Mor Chickin” southern Chick-Fil-A joint, or a mid-western “Finger Lickin’ Good” KFC chicken joint.
It’s the New Jersey… “Give A Lickin’, Keep A Kickin, Take A Hackin’ type chicken joint.
Stay outa’ those… and New Jersey.
Report Post »MidWestMom
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 5:38pmAmen to that!
Report Post »NOBAMA201258
Posted on November 6, 2011 at 8:29pmI live in south jersey and I assure you it is nothing like paterson,newark,jersey city and the other hellholes up north! I agree 100% we need to carry for these type of situations, these animals need to be put down!
Report Post »qpwillie
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 5:09pmDang man, you don’t need to do that. If you don’t like chicken, just go to Burger King.
Report Post »mikenleeds
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 5:05pmfreaking animals
Report Post »Mrtoohappy
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 5:09pmSend them back to the jungle. Bet they got the machete with welfare money.
Report Post »Tired-of-fools
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 5:05pmI bet they are supoorters of the Obammunist
Report Post »timej31
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 4:55pmWow amazing. Glad I carry a gun.
Report Post »Cameraman
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 5:01pmDang Amish youts! Ruined my Yard Bird Dinner!
Report Post »B4B
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 5:02pmWtf?
Report Post »skippy6
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 5:28pmEverywhere I go, Because you just NEVER know!!!!
Report Post »SurhanSurhan
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 5:34pm@ TIMEJ31- Would you have used your gun to help save those innocent people they were hurting? Probably not.
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