A suspect accused of sexually assaulting a minor was beaten by a man and the entire violent ambush was captured on video.
Yousaf Azami, a 59-year-old Afghan-born actor, was recently charged with kidnapping, indecent assault and sexual assault.
On Tuesday, Thistle appeared in Las Vegas Justice Court for a preliminary hearing on the charges.
“For some reason, Thistle walked out of the Las Vegas Judicial Court courtroom prior to the hearing,” the source said. KLAS-TV.
Security camera footage showed a man sitting on a bench outside the courtroom. He noticed Azami coming out of the courtroom and chased her down the hallway of the courtroom.
After exchanging words for a while, the man delivered a powerful right hook, causing Azami to fall to the floor. While Azami was on the ground, the suspect repeatedly punched the suspected child sex offender.
Video shows bystanders and law enforcement officers rushing to immediately stop the physical attack.
The assailant was identified as Glenn Cromwell Jr.
Cromwell was taken into custody and charged.
He was released on his own recognizance and is scheduled to appear in court on March 19.
KLAS-TV reported that Cromwell was “in a relationship” with the alleged teenage victim. mirror The vigilante claimed to be the victim’s father.
Azami is accused of sexually assaulting a girl who was 14 or 15 years old at the time. Suspicion of sexual crime.
The alleged victim told police that on September 3, 2023, she was “walking around looking for something to smoke and something to eat.” She claimed she encountered Thistle in the parking lot of a marijuana dispensary.
Azami allegedly drove the girl to his apartment.
According to police, “Azami was on the phone on the couch for a while, and then came to lie down on the bed with her.” “[The teenager] Azami was lying behind her just as she started to fall asleep. She said his pelvis felt “squeezing” against her, and he wasn’t wearing anything. ”
The alleged victim said she told Azami to stop making sexual advances. The boy then took a shower, put on Thistle’s clothes and ran out of the apartment, according to the indictment.
The minor was reportedly near the Mirage Hotel, where he “met a man who came to pick up his wife” and told him that “she had been kidnapped and raped and we needed the police.” It is said that
Officers responded to the Mirage Hotel for a report of child sexual abuse.
According to police, Azami denied having any sexual contact with the boy. He claimed he did not know the boy was a minor.
Thistle was scheduled to reappear in court on February 20th and was released on $5,000 bail.
The courtroom brawl took place at the same Las Vegas courthouse where a felon tackled and assaulted Clark County District Court Judge Mary Kay Holthus earlier this month. The disturbing attack was also captured on security camera footage.
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