On Saturday, July 03, 2010, at 7:01 p.m., Cypress Police Officers responded to a residence in the 10300 block of St. Alban, regarding a male subject who assaulted his 66 year-old father and barricaded himself inside the bathroom.

When officers arrived at the scene, they found the 66 year-old victim severely battered and bleeding from his head. Orange County Fire Authority paramedics treated the victim and transported him to the Los Alamitos Medical Center as officers tried to negotiate the suspect’s surrender from the bathroom.

Eventually, officers were able to talk the suspect, Sean Patrick Patterson (dob 05-21-78), out of the bathroom where he ultimately surrendered without incident and was arrested.

According to Orange County District Attorney Spokesperson Farrah Emami, the defendant pleaded not guilty in court yesterday, July 7, to 1 felony count of adult elder abuse, 1 felony count of aggravated assault, with sentencing enhancements for causing great bodily injury, and causing great bodily injury to an elder.

Emami told www.OC180NEWS.com “At the request of the District Attorney’s Office, his bail was increased {from $50,000} to $100,000.” The defendant did not post bail and remained in custody. His pretrial hearing is set for July 12, 2010.

The victim was admitted into the Los Alamitos Medical Center with moderate injuries and is expected to survive. The suspect was booked into the Cypress City Jail on the above charges and later transported to the Orange County Jail.