SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Authorities have identified the Marine accused of assaulting two women working at a Pacific Beach hotel in an incident that was caught on camera.
The Marine was identified Friday as Sgt. Jason Frink. "The Marine Corps is currently investigating the incident," a military official told 10News.
Viral video shows the man shoving a female employee at the Pacific Terrace Hotel before lunging at a security guard on duty. The security guard, Ronnie Toms, spoke with 10News in early January.
Toms said the man entered the hotel around 2 a.m. on New Year's Eve. She said the man told her and another woman working the front desk he had a reservation. When the reservation couldn't be found, Toms said the man became aggressive.
VIDEO: Man assaults two women working inside Pacific Beach Hotel
"I feel a lot of emotions…starting to realize what really happened,” Toms said.
"He came after her and he came after me…it's a life or death situation. All he has to do is just punch me one time and I'm knocked out or I could possibly die. That's it. I had to find an equalizer which was a lamp,” she added.
Camp Pendleton sent 10News the following statement earlier this month:
We are aware of and are actively investigating a video on social media of an incident potentially involving a Marine. The Marine Corps remains committed to holding its Marines to the highest standards and will not tolerate any violation of our institutional core values.
