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Line-Cutting Dispute at Colma GameStop Ends in Jar Assault and Stabbing

Saturday’s violent trading card altercation led to the swift arrest of two San Francisco men who now face assault, conspiracy, related felony charges.

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Overview

  • The dispute began Saturday morning at a GameStop on Junipero Serra Boulevard in Colma when 49-year-old Miguel Orellanas-Flores allegedly cut in line to buy Pokémon cards.
  • Police say Orellanas-Flores struck the victim in the back of the head with a glass Mason jar before 27-year-old Isaiah Calles used the broken shards to stab him multiple times.
  • The victim suffered life-threatening wounds and was rushed to a San Mateo County hospital, where he remains in stable condition.
  • Officers tracked one suspect less than half a mile from the scene and located the other in Daly City, booking both into the San Mateo County jail within hours.
  • Video of the violent encounter has surfaced on social media; the suspects now face felony counts including assault with a deadly weapon, battery causing great bodily injury, conspiracy to commit a crime.