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Two Redwood City transients accused of beating a 54-year-old man near a Burger King in Redwood City during an altercation that left the victim missing part of his left ear in June pleaded no contest to felony assault charges Monday, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office.
Scott Anderson, 33, and Ben Whited, 28, were immediately sentenced to three years of supervised probation and 133 days in county jail. Because both have served 133 days, they will face no additional jail time, according to prosecutors.
Anderson and Whited said they came to the defense of a woman who is both Whited’s cousin and Anderson’s girlfriend after she accused the man of hitting her in the back of the head with his fist in the fast-food restaurant around 2 p.m. June 1. Though the man denied her accusations, Anderson and Whited are believed to have left the corner of Whipple Avenue and El Camino Real, where they were allegedly panhandling, to attack him as he was standing at a nearby bus stop, according to prosecutors.
Anderson allegedly put the man in a headlock while Whited allegedly punched him several times and bit off a portion of his left ear. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital with a portion of his ear missing and other facial injuries, according to prosecutors.
Anderson’s girlfriend, also a transient, said she went into the restaurant to use the restroom and, when she came out, the man was running his mouth at her and then hit her in the head. A witness who allegedly saw Whited and Anderson attack the victim didn’t see the victim hit the woman, according to prosecutors.
Anderson and Whited were both ordered to have no contact with the victim and will next appear Sept. 19 for receipt of restitution report, according to prosecutors.
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