Fox News Reporter John Mattes Attacked & Beaten … In a down RE market, do not interview people who are desperate & doing illegal activities.

 

Who knew that a roving reporter would be high on the list of “Most Dangerous Jobs”? TheFox reporter  John Mattes following is a case of  … when “Real Estate” scam interviews go bad, very bad. John Mattes of Fox 6 News in San Diego was reporting on a real estate scam when Assad “Sam” Suleiman, 36, and his wife, Rosa Amelia Barraza, 33 attacked him.

In television footage, Mattes and cameraman Dennis Waldrop are seen talking to a man outside a La Jolla area home when a woman arrives and starts screaming and swearing at them. She sprays a bottle of water at the pair and strikes Mattes in the face with the plastic container.

A man, identified as Suleiman, arrives, gets out of a car and heads for Mattes. He punches him in the face and head and puts him in a headlock.

(Mercury News)

The Fox channel may have a new show for their Fall line up … “When Scam Artists Attack”.

Read the full story and get the video of this brutal attack at The Real Estate Bloggers.

Posted September 7, 2006 by Scared Monkeys
Bizarre, Crime, Main, Media | 12 comments


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