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Man in Santee Salon Rampage Pleads Guilty, Faces Six Years at November Sentencing

Public tips from a widely shared video led investigators to identify him after the attack.

Overview

  • August Marriott, 28, entered a guilty plea to assault and admitted a prior strike conviction in the case.
  • Sentencing is set for Nov. 18, with prosecutors seeking a six-year state prison term.
  • Cell phone video posted to social media showed him yelling, overturning shelves and hurling products inside the Great Clips on Mission Gorge Road.
  • Sheriff’s officials say he threatened staff and injured one employee with thrown shampoo bottles before fleeing the scene.
  • He was arrested, bailed out, then failed to appear in court and was later taken into custody in Florida.