sources have identified him as 19 year-old curtis tanner. he was pick up by police from his home in pottstown monday morning, police are also questioning a 17 year-old in connection with this attack, it happened friday evening, when the ranger approached several skateboarders in the park, telling them, they weren't allowed to skate there. >> i'm like this is ridiculous. i didn't think that this would go to the level dit. >> reporter: we talk with the man who recorded the attack. >> only thing that goes through my mind is is this really happening. >> reporter: video shows one young man wrestling the park ranger to the ground. at salient stumped on the ranger and repeatedly kicks him in the head and spits on him. >> the the one kid was saying basically like oh, i have been waiting for this moment or something. so i don't know if something happened prior. >> reporter: two other skateboarders with the attacker are seen in the video taunting the ranger and one of them videotapes the beating. video even with the men skateboarding from the scene af

they took curtis tanner into pottstown into custody. it was sunday that they caught up to tanner.e is seen on the video assaulting the ranger. >> i lost my cool. i know that i messed up. i know what i did was wrong. if i cotake i i could take it b. i would apologize. >> he did not fight back. he was afraid that he would lose his job. >> he's not in philly. he crossed the line. it was not cool. >> he ruined it for the rest of us. the problems are not why we are not allowed to ride most spots and kick us out. >>reporter:tanner and his friend charged with assault and a third person is sought for questioning. i am dann cuellar. "channel~6 action news." >>> thank you. dann. >>> a couple was attacked near the intersection of the brewery hill drive last night. they took off towards the art museum. the police are still looking for the suspects. >>> still no suspects in the murder of an elderly man and his washington square home. the collector was eccentric but no known enemies. he was found beaten in his living room by workers that came to his home. he had a heart condition. they are horr

police arrested 19 year-old curtis tanner of pottstown.e was kicking and spitting on the park ranger. you can see him in the video there. a 17 year-old whom police say is scene on the video taunting the victim as well during at salt is also been arrested. now this attack, again, happened, friday, inside love park when the the rainer just doing his job at the the park. you are not allowed to do that anyway. you can see the teen just lost it when the ranger told him that. >> look at what we're up against. these are very people we have to deal were on a daily basis. they simply just do not care. >> reporter: again, two people arrested right now. police are looking for that third suspect . back to you guys. >> all right, it is 6:39. thanks for that sabina. do you want to take a marijuana class with me. >> they don't use real marijuana. >> oh, that is a bummer. >> is there a grow your own marijuana class where a four day seminaries being held in our area. listen to this. >> oh, my god. >> this couple learns the hard way, that they shouldn't hav

sources have identified him as 19 year-old curtis tanner.was pick up by police from his home in pottstown monday morning, police are also questioning a 17 year-old in connection with this attack, it happened friday evening, when the ranger approached several skateboarders in the park, telling them, they weren't allowed to skate there. >> i'm like this is ridiculous. i didn't think that this would go to the level dit. >> reporter: we talk with the man who recorded the attack. >> only thing that goes through my mind is is this really happening. >> reporter: video shows one young man wrestling the park ranger to the ground. at sal

one of them is 19-year-old curtis tanner.the man who admitted to his role in the attack during an interview with "action news." tanner and two others were caught on camera stomping and spitting on the ranger. the ranger was trying to enforce the park's no skateboarding policy. >>> extra police patrolled kelly drive last night 24 hours after a reported assault along the popular jogging route. on sunday night two men allegedly ambushed a couple near the intersection of brewery hill drive and those attackers are still out there. >> happening today the maryland live casino returns to atlantic city for a two-day job fair. it's being hosted at the cher tan convention center and it runs from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. today. it also happens tomorrow from 8:00 a.m. to 1aa. applicants must be 21 years old to apply. >>> 8,000 casino employees will lose their jobs when the showboat, trump plaza and the revel casinos shut down over the next several weeks. >> it's 5:47 and fashionistas go wild over jeans ripped by lions, tigers and bears, oh

. >> reporter: investigators say 19 your old curtis tanner of pottstown was arrested there overnight and turned over to philadelphia police monday. a second person of interest was also brought in monday for questioning accompanied by his mother. investigators turned up the heat trying to identify and arrest all three suspects in the atta attack. >> these guys are just thugs. kicking a man in the head. could have caused grave injury. >> police believe it was tanner who punched kicked and spit on the ranger after he told a group of six to eight young people to stop skateboarding in love park. skateboarding has been prohibited in the park for yea years. >> had the situation been reversed and if it was them, i think they would hope that somebody would come to their assistance. >> reporter: police have gotten lots of tip since this video shot by a park visitor from north jersey hit youtube. commissioner ramsay says anyone involved in the attack will be caught and prosecuted. >> hopefully he goes to pot penetentiary f it was me they better be glad i'm not judge. all the guys standing aroun

one of them is 19-year-old curtis tanner.s the man who admited to his role in the attack during an interview with "action news." tanner and two others were caught on camera stomping and spitting on the ranger who was trying to enforce the park's no skateboarding policy. >>> runners may have noticed philadelphia police officers on patrol on kelly drive last night. the increased presence is in response to a couple being attacked near the intersection of brewery hill drive earlier this week. two men allegedly hit the pair in the head, then took off toward the art museum. police are still looking for the suspects. >> now going on to business, the pennsylvania health department says it has a better protocol for dealing with complaints related to national -- natural gas drilling. doctors will n haveore environmental healthfile complaints and they'll have more access to more info online, too. >>> going on, a company called fisherman's energy wants to build a wind mill power project off the coast of ac. an appeals court says the stat

nineteen year-old curtis tanner has been charged with assault, making terroristic threats and recklessly endangering another person. his bail has been set at a quarter million-dollar. also a 17 year-old is facing charges in this videotaped attack. the ranger we're told is recovering from his injuries at home. >>> well, explosives found inside a home in philadelphia's bridesberg neighborhood are harmless, police say a grenade and a mortar round were discovered in this home on richmond street this afternoon but those devicees were not active and they have been removing by the bomb squad. >>> septa bus caught fire on penns landing, just before noon today, you're looking at eyewitness cam video that came to us from scott young. the this is route 33 bus, that burst into flames while park at front and chestnut. septa mechanic was heading to the bus to do some work on it when that fire began. no passengers were injured and the driver was taken to the hospital, for observation. >>> police commissioner charles ramsey says he would take part in the conference call with the attorney general eric ho

nineteen year old curtis tanner and 17 year old are now charged with aggravated assault, making terroristic threats, and recklessly endangering another person. this vicious beating here was caught on camera friday afternoon in center city's love park. police say the attack happened after the ranger approached several skateboarders telling them they could not skate there in the park. "eyewitness news" talked to a skateboarder who also says a -- also a park and recreation worker. >> this is somebody that i would be working with, these guys keep these places clean, these guys keep these places safe. >> the ranger is out of the hospital. police want anyone who knows about the third person seen in this video to please come forward. >>> it is coming up on 5:03. traffic and weather together. good morning, katie. >> hey, natasha, good morning, everybody, i know still pretty comfortable outside right now, not terribly muggy in the city of philadelphia. but, we have eaked out couple of additional degrees since this same time yesterday. and depending where you are, the humidity hasn't really start tod

beating of a park ranger caught on video was not the first time curtis tanner has been in trouble with the law. court records show the 19-year-old currently on probation for 2013 robbery conviction, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct after a fight just a few months ago. >> can't skate here at all. follow the rules. >> reporter: police atanner and a 17-year-old student from pottstown high school took part in mocking, beating and spitting on a 35-year-old park ranger with more than a decade of experience. it happened friday in love park while another young man videotaped it. >> they're asked to inform people if they're out of compliance with park rules and in this instance these folks were. asked us to leave and decided they were going to beat him up. >> reporter: tanner was arrested at his mother eegs pottstown home and the 17-year-old later arrived at central detectives with his mother. the two friends had a reputation for rowdy behavior according to their priors and from those who know them. now they share the same charges, one as an adult, the other as a juvenile as aggravated assa

two suspects in the videotaped beating of a park ranger in love park charges against 19 year old curtis tanner and 17 year old include aggrivated assault and making terroristic threats. police say the video shows a skateboarder attack the ranger friday afternoon after refuse ago request to leave. there is no skateboarding allowed in love park. skateboard here is also a parks and recreation worker does not know the victim but he's angry about the attack. >> there is always one or two bad apples. i understand what this kid's problem; and i hope he gets the help he needsment it is quite obvious that he does. >> the range is her now out of the hospital. police are asking anyone who knows anything about the third person seen in the video, they're asking them to come forward. >>> well, a nine year old boy meantime is lucky to be alive this morning after he's hit by pick-up truck while crossing the street in kensington. this happened on elkart street around 5:30 last night, eyewitnesses say the driver of this pick-up truck was talking on his cell phone when he hit the boy. but it is what he did next

. >> reporter: monday police arrested 19 your old curtis tanner along with a 17 year old.he pair from pottstown according to sources ventured into the city and started out at canes park where skateboarding is allowed. sources say friday afternoon the two ended up at love park and when the ranger asked the group of skaters to leave, that's when the situation escalated. >> what led me to start recording was the fact that the, you know, the kid who did the attack was getting really loud. >> reporter: no one argues the video is difficult to watch but the message from cohen and fellow skateboarders this was an isolated incident. >> there's always one or two bad apples. i don't understand what this kids problem is and i hope he gets the help he needs it's quite obvious that he does. >> reporter: as for the investigation police say they still want to hear from anyone with information about the third individual seen in that video actually recording the incident. but again police say they have charged the two suspects they have in custody here tanner and 17 year old accomplice char

here in philadelphia but tonight he faces much more serious charges. 19 year old curtis tanner said nothing has he is core flood central detectives monday afternoon under arrest in the brutal beating of a park ranger at love park late friday afternoon. it was all caught and tape. >> look at what we're up against much these are the very people we have to deal with on daily basis. they just sum plea do not care. report roar the pottstown teenage injury was arrested there overnight and turned over to philadelphia police monday. investigators also brought in a second person of interest in the attack as they tried to identify and arrest everyone involved in taunting, beating and video taping of the ranger's attack. >> these guys are just thugs. i mean, you know, kicking a man in the head. could have caused grave injury. report roar police say it was tanner into punched, kicked and spit on the ranger after he warned a group of six to eight young people to stop skateboarding in love park. skateboarding has been banned there for years. >> they shouldn't be skateboarding there. the city built a skat

the suspect in connection with a videotaped beating at a philadelphia love park. 19-year-old curtis tanner's charges include aggravated assault and terroristic assaults. he was the aggressor on a city parks and rec ranger on friday. >> what he did was ask them to leave the park if they were going to ride the skateboards and that's what he's supposed to do. he asked that. >> a second juvenile suspect is being questioned by the police. a third man seen smiling and recording the attack as it played out is also wanted for questioning. >>> new information now on a suspicious death we told you about on friday. philadelphia police have ruled the man's death a homicide. lee stanley was found dead on the first floor of his home. he died of blunt-force trauma to the chest. contractors who arrived to do work found the victim. at the time, the investigators found no sign that anyone broke into the home. no arrests have been made in the case. >> the search is on for a man who tried to lure a child in south jersey this weekend. camden police approached the 11-year-old girl around 6:30 last night near bair

police arrested 19 year-old curtis tanner of pos town yesterday. they brought in a 17 year-old for questioning yesterday and he has been arrested as well. >> he goes to court and hopefully the penitentiary, and if it was me and i'm not a judge, all those guys standing around would be in the joint too because there is just no excuse for it. absolutely none. >> reporter: no excuse for this vicious assault. both men face charges for aggravated assault and reckless endangerment among other charges. the motive behind all of this police say parks ranger told the teens to stop skateboarding because it is prohibited in love park. now a third suspect believed to have filmed the attack is on the loose this morning, police are still, on the search for him, kerry, back to you. >> hopefully they will catch him soon, back to you. >>> meanwhile philadelphia police looking for two men who assaulted a couple along kelly drive they were walking near brewery hill drive around 9:00 o'clock sunday night when police say two men attack them from behind. there is a lot of

the video went viral. 19-year-old curtis tanner was arrested at his mom's home in pottstown.e's charged with aggravated assault among other things. tanner, police say, is the man hitting the officer on the ground. this happened on friday in love park. a 17-year-old faces the same charges as a juvenile. >> they're asked to inform people if they're out of compliance with park rules. in this instance, these folks were. he asked them to leave and they decided they were going to beat them up. >> the ranger asked them to stpt skateboarding in the park. >>> we had an accident out there earlier. jillian? >> just got word of a new accident into the system. this is happening in trenton, northbound side of route 29. the ramp to get on 129 is closed. take the cass street exit. this is a live look at 29. right over here, it's tough to see, right through the trees i can see the flashing lights. that's where the ramp is closed. the accident itself happened on that ramp to get on to route 129. that's what is blocked off. it's not causing a backup on to 29. if it stay out there we could see a

police have arrested two teenagers, 19-year-old curtis tanner is charged with aggravated assault among other offenses. they say he punched the ranger in the face after he tried to enforce the park's no skateboarding rule. a 17-year-old faces the same charges as a juvenile. >>> when it comes to a recent gun veto in new jersey, residents are split on governor chris christie's decision. >> the governor vetoed legislation that would have reduced the number of bullets gun magazines can hold. a new poll finds 49% of garden state residents support christie's veto while 42% disagree. 66% believe the governor should have met with parents of the children killed in the sandy hook shooting. the governor declined to do so. >>> 20 minutes of nonstop news continues with the casino crisis and the thousands of people about to be out of a job. stood new jersey regulators gave the final approval for showboat to shut down at the end of the month. and then another job fair for laid off workers is now going on. nbc 10's south jersey reporter cyndey long checked in with applicants of the job fair and also ta

this is 19 year-old curtis tanner, who is charged with assault, making terroristic threats and recklessly endangering another person. is there a 17 year-old who still faces charges as well in the videotaped beating of this ranger in love park. the ranger is recovering tonight from his injuries at home. >>> the nation's attorney general eric holder will visit ferguson, missouri tomorrow, he is going there to learn more about the federal investigation in the shooting death of an unarmed teen by a police officer. as cbs reporter marley hall tells us the attorney jennies hoping, to ease the the tensions. >> demonstrators marched peacefully near the common center in ferguson, missouri. long time resident walter rice says he can't believe the violence that has gone through the st. louis suburbs. >> i never experienced nothing like this and i have seen unrest around the world but i never thought it would be here in my hometown. >> reporter: peaceful protest followed another night of unrest, police say some in the crowd fired guns at officers. threw molotov cocktails and batteries. among those ar

charges against 19 year old curtis tanner and 17 year old include aggrivated assault and making terroristic threats. police say the video shows skateboarder attacking the ranger from afternoon after refusing request to leave. there is no skateboarding allowed in love park. a skateboard here is also a parks and recreation worker does not know the victim, but he is angry about this attack. >> there is always one, two bad apples. i understand this kid's problem is, and i hope he gets the help he needs. it is quite obvious that he does. >> the range is her now out of the hospital. police are asking anyone who knows about the third person seen in the video recording to please come forwards. >>> a nine year old boy is lucky to be alive this morning, after he's hit by a pick-up truck while crossing the street in kensington. it happened on elk art street near frankford avenue around 5:30 last night. eyewitnesses say the driver of the pick-up truck was talking on his cell phone when he hit the boy. but, it is what he did next that surprised him the most. >> pick him up, shoved him in the car, didn't

nineteen year old curtis tanner of pottstown. he was arrested yesterday. suspect number 2a 17 year-old taken in custody late yesterday and arrested last night. take a lot a the man holding a video camera going in for an up close shot of the assault. police want him in custody. what set these teens off the the unarmed ranger telling them they could not skateboard in love park. >> you this shouldn't be skate wording there city built a skate park there right off the kelly drive right near the museum and instead they choose to use love park. okay, kids will be kids. when you are told to stop and leave, stop and leave to do what happened, the other night, it is absolute thely wrong and criminal. >> reporter: this morning, both of the then right now in custody face charges of aggravated, and reckless endangerment among a list of other charges. we will keep on top of this story. we will have the latest coming up, kerry so many people shock by that video sabina, thank you. >>> 5:08. a nine year-old boy was taken the to the hospital in critical condition after bein

the ranger told 19 year old curtis tanner of beau pottstown and a group of six to eight others to stopkateboarding in love park. authorities say that's when tanner attacked. police arrested tanner overnig overnight. they also brought in second person of interest. detectives are now in the process of tracking down everyone else involved. >> hopefully go to the penetentiary and if it was me and they better be glad i'm not a judge all the guys standing around would be in the joint, too. when you're told to stop and stop, stop and leave. >> tanner is no stranger to trouble. he's been arrested twice before. >> philadelphia police just released a picture they want to you see. to help catch the person who opened fire outside a concert for peace. take look. they want your help to identify and track down this man. officers want to talk to him about a deadly shooting outside that concert in philadelphia's strawberry mansion neighbor. someone killed 20 year old alex sis during a fight in the parking lot at the dell mew suck center. the concert was to promote peace. >> president obama is handling

police say the main assailant seen on tape, allegedly repeatedly hitting the park ranger is curtis tanner of pottstown. he was arrested yesterday. suspect number two, a 17 year-old taken in custody wednesday arrested late last night. take a look at the man holding the cameras even going in for an up close shot. police want him in custody. what set them off, unarmed ranger telling them they could not skateboard in life park. >> the the city built the park there right off of kelly drive near the the museum and instead they choose to use love park. okay, kids will be kids. when you are told to leave, stop and leave. to do what happened the other night it is just absolutely wrong. it is criminal. >> and, back here live, at central detectives, now, two suspects arrested, they are in custody, police say they are charged with assault,. >>> 2015 for world meeting of families. >> the archdiocese says there is nothing set in stone just yet. vatican telling officials here in philadelphia that the pope is not making a definitive decision until march. >> what takes so long. >> you have to wait seven m