"The attack happened around 11:30 a.m. Aug. 29 inside Santa Rosa Plaza. Police said the teenager was waiting in the mall's food court when three people approached and demanded his expensive shoes. When he refused, one of them punched him in the face. He ran and was chased but managed to reach mall security. He was taken by ambulance to hospital and treated for broken facial bones. The attackers ran off before officers arrived."
"After nearly a month of investigation, officers arrested Kolby Butler, 20, of Santa Rosa, on Sept. 22. He was booked into the Sonoma County jail on suspicion of assault causing great bodily injury, attempted robbery, gang participation and violating probation. A week later, on Sept. 30, police arrested a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of the same charges - except for the probation violation - and took him to juvenile hall."
Two people were arrested and a third faces charges after a gang-related assault at Santa Rosa Plaza left an 18-year-old with broken facial bones. The attack occurred around 11:30 a.m. Aug. 29 when three people approached the victim in the mall food court and demanded his expensive shoes; one punched him in the face when he refused. The victim reached mall security and was hospitalized. Kolby Butler, 20, was arrested Sept. 22 and booked on multiple charges including assault causing great bodily injury; a 17-year-old was arrested Sept. 30 and taken to juvenile hall. A third suspect faces the same counts but is undergoing unrelated medical treatment.
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