Man arrested after altercation leads to attack over movie theater seat in Pompano Beach
Jesse Montez Thorton II was arrested after an altercation lead to an attack over a movie theater seat in Pompano Beach.
By CAROLINA BORGES
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POMPANO BEACH, Florida (WSVN) — A violent incident that unfolded in a Pompano Beach movie theater last July has led to the arrest of 27-year-old Jesse Montez Thorton II, who now sits in jail facing charges of aggravated battery with great bodily harm.
The victim, Marc Cohen, 63, had purchased VIP tickets with assigned seating for a film at the theater located at 2315 N. Federal Highway. When Cohen and his wife arrived, they found an unknown couple occupying their seats.
After politely requesting Thorton to vacate their assigned seats, a verbal altercation escalated into a physical confrontation, captured on video.
In the video footage, Thorton is seen repeatedly punching Cohen in the face until witnesses intervened, pulling Thorton away. Cohen required hospitalization after he suffered head and facial injuries.
Police said after months of investigation, including an anonymous tip through Broward Crime Stoppers, led detectives to identify Thorton as the aggressor.
On Thursday Thorton was apprehended in Fort Lauderdale and transported to the Broward Sheriff’s Office Main Jail.
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