Overview

• Jeremy Morton, 30, was arrested on April 25 and formally charged on April 28 for attacking a grocery worker and an elderly customer at Won Kee Grocery in Oakland Chinatown.
• The charges include assault with a deadly weapon and elder abuse, reflecting the seriousness of the unprovoked attack, according to the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office.
• Surveillance footage shows Morton striking a worker after being asked to check his bag and later attacking 71-year-old Tom Jensen, who intervened to stop the assault.
• Jensen, who refused hospital treatment after the incident, was honored by Oakland city leaders and the community on April 15 for his bravery and intervention.
• Morton’s prior convictions for carjacking, attempted robbery, and false imprisonment influenced the decision to pursue enhanced charges.