Man sentenced to 10 years in prison for assaulting 80-year-old victim over imagined insult The incident happened on March 25, 2024
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SAN ANTONIO – A man was sentenced to 10 years in prison in connection with an injury to the elderly case.
Jose Gonzalez assaulted an 80-year-old man who was working on his vehicle on March 25, 2024.
Gonzalez was offended by something that he had imagined the man had said to him, according to a press release.
The older man was ultimately struck in his face by Gonzalez, which caused him to fall on the concrete.
The release said the 80-year-old was hospitalized after being seriously injured.
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