A homeless man has been sentenced to 16 years in state prison for an unprovoked attack with a metal pole on a woman walking on a South Coast beach.
The attack happened in August of 2021, on the boardwalk near the Ventura Pier.
Prosecutors say the victim was walking with a friend when Ernesto Estrada attacked her with the pole. She was struck on the face and neck, and may have suffered permanent nerve damage.
Estrada pled guilty to assault with a deadly weapon, and admitted special allegations relating to prior felony convictions.
