Three juveniles were charged Tuesday in the near-fatal beating of a St. Paul man as he walked near his home this month on the city’s East Side.

Cindarion De’Angelo Butler, 16, of St. Paul and two 15-year-olds were accused of first-degree assault, first-degree aggravated robbery and committing a crime for the benefit of a gang.

The 15-year-olds were not named because of their age.

Meanwhile, St. Paul police said they arrested a fourth juvenile in the Aug. 4 beating of Ray Widstrand, 26; the juvenile’s case was being reviewed for charges.

On Friday, Issac Maiden, 19, of St. Paul was charged with first-degree assault, first-degree aggravated robbery and committing a crime for the benefit of a gang in connection with the beating.

A witness said a male later identified as Butler jumped on Widstrand’s face, according to a juvenile petition filed against Butler in Ramsey County District Court.

Widstrand was walking near a group of 40 to 50 young people near Payne and Minnehaha avenues when he was attacked about 11:30 p.m.

The assailants knocked him down, kicked him, stripped him of his pants and took his wallet.

Widstrand, who suffered potentially fatal brain swelling, was in critical condition Tuesday at Regions Hospital in St. Paul.

If he lives, “he will suffer permanent and protracted loss of brain function,” the petition said.

The young people involved in the beating belong to the East Side Boys, or its affiliate, Ham Crazy, according to the petition.

The document contained additional details, as told by police and prosecutors:

Butler reportedly appeared in a bus video recorded soon after the attack. Questioned by police, he said he was at home at the time and denied being the person on the bus.

However, the pants worn by the young man in the video matched the pants he was wearing — down to a tear at the right knee.

According to the petition, the video shows Butler boarding a No. 64 Metro Transit bus at Edgerton Street and Reaney Avenue at 11:54 p.m., followed by two females.

“You was fighting with him,” one of the females tells the young man identified as Butler. “You got blood and (expletive) on your shoes.”

The young man looks down at his white sneakers and wipes them.

One of the females also says she was hit with pepper spray. The young man rubs his eyes.

A witness told police that someone in the crowd sprayed a chemical irritant to try to quell the fighting.

The melee reportedly began when a crowd gathered to watch a fight among girls outside a house party on Preble Street near Minnehaha Avenue.

When Widstrand walked into the crowd, one of the 15-year-old boys charged Tuesday hit him in the head, according to the petition.

The boy admitted when he was arrested Aug. 7 that he was at the party but denied that he knew of or was involved in a fight.

Richard Chin can be reached at 651-228-5560. Follow him at twitter.com/RRChin. Emily Gurnon can be reached at 651-228-5522. Follow her at twitter.com/emilygurnon.