A 44-year-old San Juan resident, Alex G. Rivera Vidal, faces charges of abuse and abuse by threat against an elderly person for allegedly assaulting his 70-year-old father. According to the investigation, on October 17 Rivera Vidal arrived at his father’s home in Barrio Obrero, Santurce, where for reasons not specified he tried to attack the older man with a club.
The father managed to take the club away, and the suspect then allegedly struck him with his hands on the face and other parts of the body. After the assault, Rivera Vidal picked the club back up and smashed several objects in the home. The San Juan Municipal Police arrested him near the scene at about 1:39 PM. The evidence was presented before Judge Dayra Zoet Infante Bosques of the San Juan court, who found probable cause for arrest and set bail at $30,000.
Rivera Vidal did not post bail, was booked, and was taken to Penal Institution 705 of the Bayamón Correctional Complex.