SJ Assault Suspect Booked In 2 Counties On 1 Night: SMC Sheriff's

REDWOOD CITY, CA -- It may have been a big night for a San Jose man. The suspect was arrested twice and wanted by two counties Friday night on suspicion of felony aggravated assault over an altercation at a convenience store on Middlefield Road in Redwood City.

Over two hours later, he was taken into custody for drunken driving by the California Highway Patrol.

According to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Department, Jose Adolf Castromartinez, 23, engaged in an argument over a gas pump at 9 p.m. at the Quik Stop Market at 3401 Middlefield Road before the incident escalated when the suspect attacked the victim by repeatedly punching him and knocking him to the ground.

The victim was treated at a local hospital where a nurse reported the incident. He suffered serious, but non-life-threatening injuries and was released from the hospital.

A witness and video surveillance footage captured Castro’s vehicle license plate, and a records check revealed Castro was arrested by a CHP officer from San Jose a few hours later for driving under the influence.

Castromartinez's identity was confirmed and multiple fresh scratches on his face and neck area led sheriff's deputies to transport him from Santa Clara County Jail to the San Mateo County Jail where he was booked.

*Editor's note: An earlier version of this story ran with the wrong booking photo as provided by the San Mateo County Sheriff's Department.