San Francisco police have arrested a man who they say violently attacked two different victims in the face.

And both attacks were captured on surveillance video.

Police arrested 58-year-old Samuel Youmtoub.

The unprovoked attacks happened near San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood.

The first attack happened on May 24 on Leavenworth Street near McAllister Street.

And the second one happened on a Muni train near Mission and Eighth streets on May 29.

Yoomtoub is being held on $120,000 bail.

Here is the full statement from police:

On May 24th, 2018 at approximately 3:35PM, a 38 year-old homeless man was laying down on the side walk on Leavenworth Street just north of McAllister St.   A suspect approached him and viciously kicked him in the face.  Surveillance video shows the victim lying motionless after the attack as the suspect casually walks away into United Nations’ Plaza.   The victim suffered serious injuries requiring hospitalization.   

On May 29th, 2018 at approximately 3:05PM, a 28 year-old man was riding on a Muni bus at 8th Street near Mission Street.   A suspect approached the victim, yelled at him, grabbed the victim by his hair and repeatedly slammed the victim’s face into a steel handrail leaving the victim with severe injuries including a broken nose.   This incident was also captured on Muni surveillance video.   

Both incidents appear to be unprovoked attacks and there is no indication the suspect knew either victim or had any prior interaction them.  San Francisco Police investigators working these two cases determined the suspect in both of these attacks was the same person.   

On Sunday, June 17, 2018 at approximately 12:40PM, an officer assigned to Tenderloin Station’s Market Street foot beat saw 58 year-old Samuel Youmtoub of San Francisco walking on Market Street near UN Plaza.   The officer immediately recognized Youmtoub as the suspect from the surveillance video of the Leavenworth Street Incident.   The officer and her partner placed him under arrest.

Youmtoub has been booked into San Francisco County Jail and charged with aggravated assault in both cases.   

Due to pending identification matters no booking photo is being released at this time.  

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