ESCALON - One man was arrested and his brother is being sought by authorities after the pair attacked two men because of their sexual orientation, then fought with deputies who attempted to detain them, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office reported.
The deputies were sent around 5 p.m. Thursday to the 22300 block of South McBride Avenue in Escalon on a report of an assault.
When they arrived, the deputies encountered Kenneth Huntley, age unspecified, and Gary Huntley, 38, who had allegedly assaulted two men, a 42-year-old and a 29-year-old, because of their sexual orientation.
Both Huntleys were characterized by deputies as irate, belligerent and so combative a stun gun and a K-9 had to be used, the Sheriff's Office said. A deputy injured his hand in the struggle to control the men. He was treated at San Joaquin General Hospital for his injuries.
Kenneth Huntley escaped from deputies, but Gary Huntley was arrested and booked into the San Joaquin County Jail on suspicion of battery as a hate crime and resisting arrest causing injury to a peace officer. He is being held in lieu of $525,000 bail.
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