BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT
Daily Post Staff Writer
A man has been arrested for allegedly attacking his elderly parents at their Los Altos home and then hiding inside until a police dog bit him, police said.
Justin Ross, 42, had been arguing with his parents throughout Father’s Day at their home at 394 Marich Way, police said.
After everyone drank some wine, Ross allegedly asked his parents if they had more alcohol and then began yelling and insulting them when they said no, according to the police.
Ross wouldn’t leave his parents’ room and allegedly pushed his dad to the ground and kicked him three times in the ribs and back, fracturing his dad’s right shoulder blade, police said.
Ross took both of his parents’ cell phones and the landline, police said. His dad went to a neighbor’s house to use their phone to call 911, police said.
Police Agent Brian Werner responded to the call with his police dog, Brock, and watched three officers spend around two minutes and 40 seconds to try to control Ross, according to the police report.
As the struggle continued, Brock bit Ross twice on the thigh for a total of 20 seconds, Werner said.
Multiple charges
Ross is facing charges for elder abuse likely to inflict great bodily harm or death, maliciously destroying a cell phone and resisting police.
Ross refused to come to the Palo Alto Courthouse on Wednesday and is scheduled to appear again today. Judge Nicole Isger set his bail at $30,000.
Elder abuse on Father’s Day. How sad and pathetic.
We know the Ross family personally, and they’re the kindest family going through a sad and challenging situation. Shame on the Palo Alto Daily Post and the reporter who published this article. Thoughts and prayers are with the Ross Family.
Dianne, it made the news because the police were called and made an arrest for a serious crime. Are you saying that arrests should now be secret? And what if this young man is freed on bail (pretty likely in this county) and attacks somebody else outside his family. Should that be secret too? Please, Dianne, list the criteria for when an arrest should be secret. Who gets this special privilege?
This all would have been hushed up if the Rosses hadn’t lost their White Privilege card during the attack. If the police had seen that card, they would have known that this is a private matter.
The key to the story is this from the police report: “After everyone drank some wine …” It’s one thing for the suspect to have been drinking, but it’s another when the alleged victim has knocked back a few.