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Lake County man arrested in assault at Graton Casino
NORTH COAST, Calif. – A Lake County man was arrested for a violent assault at the Graton Resort and Casino Saturday night.
Morgan Lewis Jr., 44, was taken into custody in connection to the incident, according to Sgt. Brandon Cutting of the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office.
Cutting said that at 11:30 p.m. Saturday deputies responded to the casino for a fight. When deputies arrived the fight had concluded but during the course of the investigation the deputies determined Lewis had been in an argument with several men when their SUV’s door struck his truck.
During that argument, Lewis’ girlfriend was pushed to the ground and Lewis was punched in the face by the men from the SUV, Cutting said. Neither Lewis nor his girlfriend requested prosecution for the assault as they were not sure exactly which person had assaulted them.
At the end of the investigation, nobody was arrested and the deputies left the casino parking lot, Cutting said.
Within 10 minutes deputies were called back to the casino regarding another altercation, according to Cutting.
When the deputies arrived they learned that Lewis saw one of the subjects he believed to have been involved in some portion of the earlier fight Cutting said.
Cutting said Lewis approached the man and shoved him backwards, causing the man to fall, hitting his head on the concrete sidewalk. The fall left the man unresponsive and unconscious.
An ambulance crew responded and transported the victim to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. The victim, a 57-year-old Santa Rosa man, remained in the intensive care unit in critical condition on Monday, Cutting said.
Based on the felony assault with life-threatening injuries, sheriff’s detectives from the Violent Crimes Unit responded and ultimately arrested and booked Lewis into the Sonoma County Jail for felony assault causing great bodily injury, Cutting said.
Cutting said Lewis has since been released after posting a $35,000 bail bond.
If anyone witnessed one of these incidents at the Graton Casino Saturday night, they are encouraged to contact Det. Diehm at 707-565-2185.