A man who complained about a loud pool party at his Thousand Oaks apartment complex was allegedly punched, kicked and stomped by a group that included three men now facing assault charges. The attack happened a little after 2:15 a.m. on August 28 at the pool and barbecue area of Oakview Apartment Homes at 645 Hampshire Road, according to detectives.
Julio Trevino, 29, Adan Domingo, 30, and Ivan Domingo, 24, were arrested and booked by the Ventura County Sheriff's Office on suspicion of assault likely to produce great bodily injury, as first reported by CBS News. Investigators believe the three men and others knocked the victim to the ground and then attacked him by punching, kicking and stomping on him, according to the outlet's reporting.
According to detectives cited in that report, Trevino, the two Domingos and others blamed the victim for calling law enforcement about the noise coming from their pool gathering. A security guard had already told the group at the pool and barbecue area to quiet down and leave before the violence broke out, the station's report says. That same guard later found the victim suffering from injuries to his head, face and body.
Investigators Say More Witnesses Haven't Come Forward
Detectives believe more people witnessed the beating than the three men currently in custody, per the same account. The sheriff's office's East County Major Crimes Unit is asking anyone with photos, videos or other potential evidence to call (805) 494-8201 or submit tips through the department's online portal.
Law enforcement in Thousand Oaks runs through a contract with the Ventura County Sheriff's Office, which polices the city through its East County Police Services division rather than a standalone municipal department. Oakview Apartment Homes, a 242-unit complex built in 1970, was purchased alongside a sister property, The Biltmore at Thousand Oaks, for $153 million in early 2024 by real estate firm FPA Multifamily, according to the Los Angeles Business Journal. Together the two complexes account for nearly 10% of the market-rate apartment housing stock in the Thousand Oaks and Westlake Village area, the publication reported.
What Comes Next for the Three Suspects
The charge Trevino, Adan Domingo and Ivan Domingo are booked under, California Penal Code Section 245(a)(4), is a wobbler offense that prosecutors can file as either a misdemeanor carrying up to a year in county jail or a felony carrying up to four years in state prison, per FindLaw. A conviction can also bring court fines up to $10,000. If prosecutors determine the victim suffered great bodily injury, they could seek a sentence enhancement under Penal Code Section 12022.7 that would add three more consecutive years in state prison, according to the Law Offices of Julie Ann Baldwin. Whether prosecutors will file misdemeanor or felony charges, and whether that enhancement will be added given the head and body injuries described, remains unresolved.
A Rare Jolt of Violence for a City Known for Safety
The beating stands out in a county that has built its reputation on low crime. Ventura County logged 16.67 total crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, ranking as the safest county among California's 16 largest counties in a Civic Alliance report, according to the Thousand Oaks Acorn. Sheriff officials have credited community-partnered policing programs for keeping those numbers down.
Still, the sheriff's office's own jurisdictions have seen a rise in violent incidents. Aggravated assaults across areas the department patrols climbed 26% in 2025, from 357 victims in 2024 to 451 victims the following year, the Camarillo Acorn reported, with department officials attributing part of the increase to an expanded federal incident-reporting system. In Thousand Oaks specifically, violent crime made up roughly 24.6% of the 3,556 total criminal incidents recorded in 2025, according to data from Base Operations. FBI figures have previously ranked the city among the top three safest of its size nationally, with municipal surveys showing 64% of residents reporting they feel very safe, per CBS Los Angeles.
It's the latest in a string of group assault cases the sheriff's office has investigated in Thousand Oaks in recent years, following other multi-suspect violence cases that have led to charges under the same assault statute. Whether Oakview Apartment Homes' management will change security policies at the pool and barbecue area after the beating is still an open question.
