A “Power Rangers” actor will serve 45 days in prison after being found guilty of a horrific assault on an elderly man who was using a walker.
Hector David Rivera, best known for his role as the Green Power Ranger on the series, was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty to one misdemeanor charge for the violent incident that was caught on camera in Nampa, Idaho, in July. 2024.
The 35-year-old was originally sentenced to 180 days in prison. According to TMZ But he doesn't have to serve all that time.
Canyon County Court Judge Matthew B. Shellstraight reportedly suspended the actor's sentence for 135 days, requiring him to serve only 45 days as long as he stays out of trouble upon release.
Rivera was also ordered to two years of supervised probation and required to complete 100 hours of community service.
Last summer, a bystander's dashboard camera showed Rivera, wearing a jersey and baggy red pants, approach an elderly man using a walker, push him to the ground and yell at him in an apartment building parking lot last summer. This was seen in horrifying footage recorded by. Complicated.
Nampa police claimed the violence occurred “after an exchange of words regarding a parking issue.”
The dispute reportedly arose over a handicap parking spot where Rivera parked his truck. According to the Idaho Statesman.
Rivera pushed the elderly victim to the ground, then got into his car and drove away.
Police initially did not know the movie star was the suspect, but posted a video of the attack online that shows Rivera wearing a New England Patriots jersey.
Nampa Police Officer Eric Moore reportedly revealed that his social media search was quick led them action performer.
“Our community not only supports us, but they also support us in going after people who commit crimes,” Moore said. revealed in an interview Back in July. “They really stepped up and helped us get this identity pretty quickly.”
Before the attack, the actor was scheduled to appear at Magic Valley Comic Con in Twin Falls, Idaho, but did not show up.
Police said the elderly man was not injured.
Rivera, a native of Connecticut, began his acting career playing the Lotus Land Dancer in Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, and joined the Power Rangers series a year later. He starred in shows such as “Power Rangers Samurai” and “Power Rangers Megaforce” from 2011 to 2015.
Rivera has continued acting since his superhero career, appearing in more than a dozen films.
He most recently appeared in Netflix's Merry Gentlemen, starring Chad Michael Murray and Britt Robertson.
