19-year-old arrested for beating man with baseball bat

Detective Dan Laibach reported that deputies and detectives from the Fallbrook Sheriff's substation arrested 19-year-old Mario Garcia of Fallbrook yesterday (Dec. 21) for assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a dangerous weapon.

On Nov. 13, at approximately 2:46 a.m., local deputies received a radio call to investigate a report of an assault with a deadly weapon in the vicinity of Via Monserate and Linda Vista.

"Upon arrival they found a 24-year-old white male adult who had been beaten with a baseball bat by a Hispanic male adult after leaving a party in the area," said Laibach. "The...