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Two men who Redlands police say assaulted a man outside a downtown Redlands bar have been arrested — one on suspicion of attempted murder.
Shortly after 2:30 a.m. on Oct. 25, officers investigating a report of an assault outside the Flamingo Cocktail Lounge at 338 Orange St. found the 36-year-old victim lying in the street with injuries to his face and head, a police news release said. He was treated at a hospital and released.
Detectives reviewed surveillance video that showed two men causing the victim to fall back unconscious in the street. Before fleeing, one of the suspects, later identified as a 33-year-old Redlands resident, continued to assault the victim before dragging him from the curb into the center of the street, the release said. The video showed two vehicles swerving to avoid hitting the victim.
A motive was not announced.
Police used automated license plate recognition cameras, city surveillance cameras and other means to identify the suspects.
The man accused of dragging the victim into the street was arrested after a traffic stop on Thursday, Nov. 5, on suspicion of attempted murder. He was being held in lieu of $1 milli...