Two brothers have been sentenced to prison after attacking a man and yelling derogatory and homophobic slurs at the victim.
The Washoe County District Attorney's Office says Ramiro Arellano-Montes was sentenced to 5 years in prison with parole eligibility after 2 years (the maximum under the law), while Victor Arellano was given 4 years in prison with parole eligibility after 15 months.
Both men previously pleaded guilty to Battery Resulting in Substantial Bodily Harm.
Prosecutors say the victim and two others were walking in downtown Reno near the Plaza Resort Club in September of last year, when they encountered another group of people, including the two brothers. They say the group made homophobic comments towards the victim and other members of his group, prompting an argument, which turned into a fight.
Security footage from nearby buildings, as well as cellphone video, showed Victor running towards the victim’s group and punching one of them in the face. At that point, the victim ran towards his friend to help him, when the brothers began hitting and kicking the victim. Prosecutors say the brothers continued to kick the victim in the head, face, and body once he was on the ground, before running away when bystanders began to approach and intervene.
The victim lost consciousness during the attack and suffered a severe nose fracture.
(Washoe County District Attorney's Office contributed to this report.)
