WEST HOLLYWOOD—On Tuesday, October 22, the LASD West Hollywood Station disclosed that a male suspect responsible for a series of assaults and the attempted murder of a parking valet in West Hollywood has been arrested.

On September 14 at 10:27 p.m. in the city of West Hollywood, a parking valet attendant was punched to the ground, lost consciousness and was kicked by the suspect several times on the head and upper body before fleeing the scene. The incident transpired at Barney’s Beanery.

The company posted the following message on its Instagram page:

“This past Saturday night, our long-time valet Frankie Zarazua was viciously beaten in the Barney’s parking lot in a random attack by an unknown assailant. Frank is currently still in critical condition in the ICU, having sustained multiple injuries to his head, neck and body.

Frankie has been part of Barney’s team for over 30 years. He is kind, funny, and welcoming to everyone he encounters. His family has set up a GoFundMe to help pay for his medical bills and recovery support. If you are able to help Frankie, please look for the link in our bio. Thank you for taking the time to help, and please re-post this on Frank’s behalf.”

A GoFundMe page was established for Zarazua that has amounted over $21,000 of a $30,000 goal to help the valet with mounting medical bills since his attack.

On October 1, at approximately 6 p.m., deputies from the West Hollywood Station, Entertainment Policing Team (EPT) located the suspect in the vicinity of Santa Monica Boulevard and Sweetzer Avenue. The deputies placed him under arrest and booked him at West Hollywood Sheriff’s Station.

The suspect has been linked to several additional assaults that occurred that same evening in West Hollywood. He has been identified as Dorian Gray, 28.

Captain Moulder remarked, “Our patrol deputies, Community Impact teams, and detectives have done an outstanding job investigating this case and pursuing the perpetrator, which is our priority day in and day out as we strive to serve and protect the community.

Gray is currently in custody and faces charges for attempted murder under Penal Code 664/187, assault with great bodily injury under Penal Code 245 (a)(4), and battery under Penal Code 242. Detectives will be filing the case on October 22 with the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office for filing consideration.

Anyone who knows any details about any of the incidents is asked to contact Detective Zeff at the LASD West Hollywood Station at 310-358-4033.