ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. - A Lancaster man has been sentenced to a month in jail for punching a man during a rally in Laguna Beach, Calif. in August.

Richard Losey, 20, pleaded guilty Friday to one misdemeanor count of battery, according to the Orange County district attorney’s office, for punching and dragging a Trump supporter during the "America First!" rally.

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He was sentenced to 30 days in the Orange County Jail and three years of informal probation.

Losey punched the man in the left side of his face multiple times, according to a release from the Orange County district attorney’s office. About 20 minutes later, Losey tackled the man from behind and punched him as he dragged him down the street.

A video of the Aug. 20 incident was posted on social media. Losey left before officers arrived but arrested two days later, the Laguna Beach Police Department said.

The victim was "sucker-punched" during an anti-immigration rally organized by the America First group, an event advertised as a chance for victims of crimes committed by immigrants, predominantly those not lawfully in the country, to speak out. Protesters and counter-protesters made up the majority of the crowd, according to police, rather than rally attendees.

The day after the assault, the victim contacted police and reported that he was punched during the rally by a counter-protestor. Losey was quickly identified by detectives. He was arrested Aug. 22 in Laguna beach as he was trying to buy a bus pass back to Ohio, police say. Losey reportedly went to the police department to request help traveling back to Ohio.

"Detectives believe Losey was trying to flee the state to avoid criminal prosecution," a statement from the Laguna Beach Police Department said.

Losey was booked into Orange County Jail with a $50,000 bail for misdemeanor battery with a hate crime enhancement, though that enhancement was later dropped.

Losey was one of four total arrests out of the rally.

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