Group Home Employee Arrested for Assault

A 49-year-old group home employee has been arrested after police say he assaulted one of the residents, a vulnerable adult.

On Wednesday night, police were called to a group home for disabled adults, located at 3701 W El Camino Drive.

The supervisor of the group home called police to report an employee witnessed another employee assaulting one of the patients.

The witness told officers he had just observed 49-year-old La Marcus Dixon slap the victim in the face, the back of the head and neck. When the witness coworker tried to stop Dixon, he allegedly continued slapping.

The victim, who is known to react to stress by banging his head on objects, started hitting his head against the bathroom wall.

The victim has a mental impairment which includes autism and mental retardation.

Dixon denied touching or assaulting the victim. He was placed under arrest on one count of vulnerable adult abuse.

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