Paterson Police Arrest 3 Men Caught On Tape In Machete Attack

Paterson Police: Video Shows 1 Man Hacking At Victim 14 Times

November 2, 2011 8:49 PM

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PATERSON, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — They’ve got their men.

Police said Wednesday they’ve arrested the trio caught on tape attacking two people, including chopping at one victim with a machete. The Paterson Police Department turned to social media in its hunt for the attackers, posting the stunning video of the attack on its Facebook page.

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The incident took place on Sept. 10 at the U.S. Chicken restaurant at 194 Straight St. Police said the “vicious assault” began just before 4 a.m.

There were two attacks, said Paterson Police Capt. Heriberto Rodriguez.

“Both attacks were unprovoked, as far as we could see. Nothing was taken in the second attack,” Rodriguez told CBSNewYork.

In the first case, the victim, seen on the video wearing a white shirt with a black insignia on the top left corner, was attempting to walk out of the restaurant when he was confronted by two men in the doorway. While they talk, police say Omar Villota, 22, comes up behind him and pistol whips him in the back of the head. The trio tumble into the street.

Things then go from bad to worse.

macheteattack Paterson Police Arrest 3 Men Caught On Tape In Machete Attack

L-R: Tyree Seegers, Omar Villota, Johel Gomez (credit: Paterson Police)

A few minutes later, the group comes tumbling back into the restaurant, this time struggling with a second victim. The second victim is seen on tape being repeatedly punched in the face, allegedly by 20-year-old Johel Gomez. Police said Tyree Seegers, 22, then started hacking at the second victim with a machete.

According to police, Seegers is seen on the tape hacking at the victim at least 14 times with the machete. During one of his swings, he chops into Villota, who is continually pistol-whipping the victim. Seegers nearly severs Villota’s right arm, leaving a blood trail that the cops used to track them down.

As the victim lays apparently unconscious on the ground, Gomez allegedly kicks him in the head.

Gomez, Seegers and Villota have all been arrested. Seegers was picked up early Wednesday morning after turning himself in.

Amazingly, despite the intensity of the punches, kicking and hacking with the machete, the second victim is not seriously hurt, police say.

“He’s doing alright,” said Rodriguez. “He was banged up… nothing life threatening, thank God.”

Rodriguez said the reason the victim is still alive is because Seegers was lousy with the machete.

“The one time he swung it straight and effectively, he hit his own counterpart, his owns friend,” Rodriguez said.

Police are still seeking the first victim and want him to come forward.

Rodriguez said he was happy to have a tool like Facebook.

“We turned to Facebook for help… Seegers turned himself in because he felt all this pressure from everywhere.”

Rodrguez said they department will continue to use the social media site to publicize wanted crooks.

If convicted, what do you feel the appropriate punishment in this case is? Sound off in our comments section.

Paterson Police Arrest 3 Men Caught On Tape In Machete Attack

Paul Begala

Move along folks…nothing to see here….just the normal minority pollution that is slowly ruining America.
Al Schork

Those fellows are just poor ethnics who were mistreated as unloved children. I think a nice facial and aroma-therapy would help the lads with their anger management issues. In the big house they will be giving a lot of facials, and the aroma will come from their fecal matter being pushed out through their vocal chords. The guys who run the yard love these type of young tough guys. Tarzan by day, Jane by night.

vinko

Vilotta can get on his stump instead of his knees

jnsesq

Another ethnic non-surprise…

ItsJo

This, is just the same kind of idiots of “dumb gang mentality”…what do you expect? These dolts are dumb as dirt.

Eric the Red

Savages. Freakiin savages. Must not have been coddled much by their mommies while kids. I’d probably put them in a locked room with the victims’ and their families and let the revenge start. Sissies (wanted to use a stronger term) have to attack people in packs. Real men settle differences one on one without machettes, guns, knives, metal poles, etc. Real gangstas huh? Probably raised on that angry, racist, hateful hip-hop music.
harry p.pickle

STUPID NEGROE!! BRUNG A KNIFE TO A GUNFIGHT,,,,STUPID NEGROES!!!!!!!!
Fed Up

Put their neck and arms in publc stocks like they did several hundred years ago. Then a nice whipping or caning until no one is sure if they are going to live. Leave them in the stocks a few days so anyone who is interested can provide them with some advice about how they should conduct themselves in the future. Stones or tomatoes provided at no charge.

Further rehabilitation should take place by providing them free room and board in an open air prison in the mojave desert, surrounded by an electrified razor wire fence. Drop them in by helicopter (no guards or gates required, and make sure there are enough knives for everyone.

That ought to do it.

Philip Damon

I grew up in the Mohave Desert, and I agree with your statement 100%. Actually, I think stocks would be an AWESOME idea! They should bring back forced labor too. We’ve gotten too soft on criminals these days. In states like California, you can commit mass murder and be sentenced to life in a facility that gives you free room and board, an education, etc, etc. What most criminals are worried about is their fellow inmates – not the system itself. Its time that we got them to fear the system, then maybe these thugs would think twice before committing these heinous acts.

wildbill6996

Take them to the basement of the police nd put a 22 long rifle at the base of the skull and do the remainder of society a favor !!!!!!
israel cohen

marxist jews have used brown people as political, economic, cultural, and biological weapons of mass destruction for 100 years.

you are NOW just noticing?

Peter Horowitz

You should be ashamed of yourself Mr. Cohen. Why do you hate yourself so much?

AryanDan

Peter, are you suggesting he should be ashamed for telling the truth? And why would you suggest he hate himself for telling the truth? Do you want the truth to be suppressed? Or are you disagreeing with his assertion? Your reply point is unclear.

PJ

You and Israel Cohen are a couple of racist BIGOTS! I support the nation of Israel and the Jewish population (both here and abroad) 110%! Go worship your daddy Hitler and your cult of death! Your hatred has made you so insanely blind that you blame this stuff on a race of people who are merely trying to exist while the evil that controls dolts such as you attempts to exterminate them. Its not the Jews, is the communists, socialists and darwinists who have twisted the minds of our world’s youth. When there is no absolute right or wrong, when people are told that they evolved from apes and that there is no hope in life – that you should “live for the moment,” and that “whats yours is mine” (aka socialism/communism), what else would you expect? But no, haters and bigots like yourselves instead attack the Jews. Simply put, you disgust me.

EasterBunny

jew

PJ

In fact, I’m NOT a Jew. But I’m not a bigot like you and can see the truth for what it is. Why don’t YOU open your eyes for once and see what’s REALLY going on?
Ken Williams

HOMO !

Memory Lane

Sure they have. If these Jews did what you say they did then there wouldn’t be so many criminal Blacks and Mexicans as there are out there robbing and shooting everybody. The Jews should have finished them off and then there wouldn’t be so much crime everywhere. A World without Blacks and Moe’s would be paradise. Low Crime rates, peace all over Africa, the Carribean and the Middle East, no Muslims anywhere. The US would be awesome, walk down the street at night no worrys about getting shot. Prices lower, fewer cops, fewer dope heads, It would be like pre 1964 all over again.

Rod Anders

Geez! If they didn’t like the food, there are better ways to complain.
sandra

when Holder with his drug enforcement bunch are straw selling thousands of guns to the Sinaloa Drug Cartel, our borders are protected by worthless leaders, what do you expect from the criminals who when sent back, come in another way. But let’s be tolerant, right? try this in Mexico and you would be swiping your hands at the blood sucking bugs attempting to crawl on you in a cell without chair or bed, only a hole in the floor. We are suckers for these barbarians.

Patrica

Sandra you are so on point.. Obama decided to throw out many of our LAWS for his ill conceived almighty vote and with holder doing his bl**wing, err.. bidding. Ignore crimes against whites .. well that shows they want the chaos and crazies running around .. Because we then need the nuts leading it, Obama Holder et al, to protect us..

Fanny Forbes Franklen

Degenerates.

http://911essentials.com
S a n t aC l a u s

Hell-o everybody! They can’t help not to act like this. It’s genetic. It is their natural instinct to frequently arm themselves with machetes (or knives, guns, baseball bats, flamethrowers, spears, shopping carts) to let out their neverending rage (even when unprovoked as it seems in this case). You all should be used to it by now. Get over it. (Smh).

Rod Anders

I agree.

~ Tooth Fairy
bob

Well I guess you know whose been naughty this year Santa. The Ghetto dwellers won’t be seeing you anytime soon. All I want for Christmas is my conceal carry permit and a .45
Tickyul Horrific

High Testosterone levels, T-receptors that are are more numerous and sensitive than a humans, smaller brain, low impulse control………….hey, what do you expect.

mephistofan

Maybe these suspects….errr Gentlemen of color we merely practicing poll watching on behalf of bummer in the next election.

ItsJo

Probably, and if charged with the same crap the Black Panthers pulled, we will always have Obama and the corrupt A.G. Holder, “to kick them loose”. These dumb fools -aka, “Obama’s Army were ‘practicing for the elections”. WE will be ready for them in 2012, and they WON’T be intimidating ANYONE.

BubbyBristola

Well I’ll be darned – negroids committed the crime, who woulda thunk it?!
Gregg

They are only doing the jobs other american wont do…
dz

Why not give them a taste of their own medicine? Bring them to a prison & get the word out to the prisoners they need to be roughed up a bit, then pick up what’s left of them 48 hours later.

Rod Anders

Put out the word that they’re child molesters. Then turn them loose in the general prison population.

vera

Since our prisons are full and not really real prisons, my suggestions would be to send barbarians like this, (all gang members too) for a little rehabilitation in Brazilian jungle or some outpost in remote part of Alaska. Provide a month worth of food and water and leave them there for a few years. If they survive, then they can come back to civilised society.

ItsJo

Excellent idea Vera–excellent. These “Macho Men” would be crying like little girls.
Jim

Now why would you want to go and screw up a beautiful state like Alaska by dropping a bunch of turds in?

Alex

Until you decide to rid your country of this ethnic garbage this will continue to get worse. If not now, when?

Very conservative

Not as long as liberals have control.

TheSugarMan

VC get a grip. Conservatives are the biggest gangsters in the world… Your money covers up your crimes… so get off the liberals crap!!!

Philip Damon

Yeah… the Conservatives are the biggest gangsters. Why, during the Tea Party protests, the police had to come in an make numerous arrests because the protesters were defacing public property like buildings by smashing windows and spray painting buildings. In addition The Tea Party protesters passed out free condoms as they camped out for weeks in public and private parks. Free sex was everywhere. Tea Party protesters also crapped on squad cars. Cops had to use tear gas to break up the protests when the Tea Partiers got violent. In addition, they were an ecological hazard and cost the cities they camped out at (like New York) hundreds of thousands of dollars in police over time fees and such. In Oakland, the Tea Partiers broke into an abandoned building, started fires, and shut down a port, causing people to loose money (honest workers like dock workers and truckers), hurt the economy by preventing taxable revenue, and hurt businesses by preventing the movement of goods. Oh wait, all this wasn’t the CONSERVATIVE Tea Partiers, but the Socialist and LIBERAL “Occupy” protesters!!! Darn, I thought it was the Conservatives who were the gangsters… oops, I’ll have to change that to “Liberals are” now since the evidence says otherwise!!!!

sammy

do not worry
they can be rehabilitated

HANG EM HIGH

http://cbrantley15.wordpress.com cbrantley15

They should be sent to Iraq…

uggjing

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Surfin Bird

why were the victims in the store at 4am? Seriously 4am is not a normal time to eat chicken. Paterson,NJ is also a dangerous area.

The police may nt be able to use the video es evidence since it violates the social media privacy act?

Joe Schmo

It is for many who live there. 4am is late night snacktime, 6am is bedtime for them.

Don

If good, innocent people carried legitimate guns there would be fewer defenseless victiims. These preditors need a surprise when they attack innocent people.

http://cbrantley15.wordpress.com cbrantley15

I agree with you Don… It’s time to arm ourselves…

Raymond Leslie

That is freaking scary…

Justin Tyme

Send all of these maniacs out of the USA by rail car!
cbrantley15

Yes indeed!!! YES INDEED!!!
http://paledot.wordpress.com kmandew

Retarded thugs.
Tonto

You’re kidding….blacks involved in….VIOLENCE ?!

There must be some mistake. It’s so rare … black areas with a high crime rate.
Gary Stephens

Set them free on bail, return the machette and give them a bus ticket to Ohio.
Concealed Carry and a Glock 23 would clean there asses up nicely..
JWM

Its always niggers and spics.
Robert

Ricans on Patrol
John

It is time to start executing violent criminals like this when there is such evidence. And I mean within 30 days. They do not deserve to remain on this planet.

You disagree?

Then, you take care of them…you support them…you raise them…you console them…you educate them…etc

Don’t force this upon law abiding tax payers…we are overwhelmingly taxed enough already.

I rarely see any concern or support for the victims-only the typical coverage for criminals and the huge amount of money given to them for defense and support.

Justice? All people employed within the political and legal systems can go straight to hell.
Duke Wilson

SECOND AMENDMENT….WE GOT IT , WE USE IT.

______________________________________

PUNKS LIKE THESE, THESE BRAIN ROTTED TYPES, ARE SIMPLY, MAKING THEMSELVES….TARGETS, paper like TARGETS.
Jon James

black genetic DNA make-up is very different from the generic DNA construction of all other human races: whites and asians are genetically closer to CHIMPANZEES than to black people.
Go to Wikipedia and read “Race and Intelligence”
just read it —
sub-saharan africans are on average 20 percentage points below on all IQ testing than all other groups; blacks mixed with others, like these young gentlemen, are 15 percentage points below.
No matter what the test, what language, what region of the world — black IQ’s are on average the equivalent of retardation level, relative to all other races, per all the IQ testing
Snake4040

I see 3 Low lifes who need a bullet in the head….
Paco

Its how you people live …….you must love it….you dont seem to want to do anything about it…..ehjoy your day
joseq

This is why you should carry EVERYWHERE…
Try that with me or my family and you’ll find what hollow points can do to a skull.
Jan

Another reason ‘why not’ to eat at KFC in all the “other” hog troughs out there!!!

EdBx

i wish they try that s**t in nyc. f******g punks. cowards. thats the kind of thugs thriving in paterson,nj????bitches

Boomer

Yeah, OK, tuffguy.

J

People need to start carrying fir-e arms to protect themselves
from this gh-etto trash.Since the co-ps can’t do it.

magz

people carrying firearms is the reason why that little girl lost her eye a few weeks ago because some thug was trying to be “tough”

Some people are just too stupid to be breathing.

Otto Zeit

Can you really not distinguish between “some thug trying to be tough” and “good, innocent people carrying legitimate guns”? No wonder you’re afraid of everything. I agree that “some people are just too stupid . . .” — and you just showed us you’re one of them!
mephistofan

Magz:

I was going to post an intelligent, thoughtful and sensible reply to your nonsense, but I remembered that you can not win an argument with a deluded/ignorant person. By the way, I wonder if you live in a neighborhood that is filled with such thugs. Mt guess is that you have been sheltered too long.

phil

My Dad, a police officer of 35 plus years has a saying” “The Bad don’t mess with the bad…they prey upon the weak.” It’s true. If thugs even thought that a few of these people may be armed…they would have hit another restaurant. Remember Bernie Getz in NYC a decade ago? He pulled a weapon on 3 thugs and fired. One of those is still paralyzed and in a wheelchair. Bernie was the victim, yet NYC libs were calling for his jail time!!! Where is Bernie when you need him?

Ken Williams

dead right . . maybe if someone were to sit on top of a roof in their neighborhood and pick them off when they aren’t looking, they’d get the picture . . shoulda gone to sniper school . . . damn !

El Gringo

Thank you for displaying “SUPREME IGNORANCE”. You are clearly too involve in your own ideology to see the truth about carrying a weapon to protect yourself. May you or once of your loved ones be the next victim.

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