The Sacramento Police Department arrested 21-year-old Rasaan Zawadi for the unprovoked attack on a female that was captured on video and believed to have been posted by the suspects. 

On October 12, 2011, the Sacramento Police Department was made aware of a video of an assault on a female that had gone viral on the Internet.  We received calls from throughout the country inquiring about the investigation.  Detectives assigned to the case discovered that patrol officers had responded to an assault call on October 1, 2011, at approximately 12:11 p.m., near Center Parkway and Mack Road.  The officers arrived finding that the suspects had fled the scene and the victim, a 42-year-old female, did not wish for prosecution at that time. 

Based on the newly discovered video evidence of the assault, detectives continued to pursue the identity of the involved suspects.  After officers saw the video image of the suspects and with crime tips that came in from the public, detectives were able to identify one of the suspects seen in the video hitting the victim.  The suspect was identified as 21-year-old Rasaan Zawadi (first suspect to hit the victim).  Detectives working with the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office obtained an arrest warrant for Zawadi and were preparing to look for him, when a Sacramento County Sheriff's deputy stopped him near German Drive and French Road this morning on an unrelated incident. 

The Sacramento Police Department arrested Zawadi for assault with a gang enhancement.  Detectives believe that the assault was gang related.  Detectives are continuing their investigation into the second suspect involved in the assault.

The Sacramento Police Department urges anyone with information pertaining to this crime to contact Crime Alert at (916) 443-HELP (4357) or text in a tip to 274637 (CRIMES). Enter SACTIP followed by the tip information.  Callers can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.