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Cleveland Monte Rogers, 48, beat 67-year-old Lewis Haller Jr. when he confronted the defendant about trespassing on his property the night of Feb. 5, 2019, according to authorities.
Officers were dispatched about 9 p.m. to the 800 block of Alamitos Avenue, near Hellman Street, when Haller called to report he had been battered by another man, who at some point kicked him in the face, according to court documents.
When officers arrived at Haller’s home that night, he told them he didn’t want to press charges and didn’t want to be taken to the hospital, police said.
The next day, however, Haller went to the hospital after getting ill and throwing up, according to a search warrant filed at Long Beach Superior Court.