An 18-year-old Bloomington man is facing a felony assault charge after a man was beaten so badly at an Eden Prairie apartment complex that doctors found multiple fractures to his face. Andres Alberto Gamez is charged in Hennepin County District Court with third-degree assault causing substantial bodily harm following the Nov. 1 attack on Flying Cloud Drive.
Eden Prairie officers responded at about 1 p.m. Nov. 1 to a reported assault at the apartment complex, according to the criminal complaint cited by mncrime.com. The complaint says officers found a man with facial bleeding, forehead swelling and discoloration, and a bump on the back of his head.
The victim told police that Gamez and a co-defendant had assaulted him, the complaint states. A leasing-office manager also told police he saw three people assaulting the victim.
Victim's Face Shoved Into Glass and Metal
The complaint alleges the attackers forced the victim's face into glass and a metal grate, then continued assaulting him. Gamez and the co-defendant left in a vehicle and were later arrested, according to the report.
The victim was taken to a hospital, where doctors found multiple facial fractures, according to the report. The complaint against Gamez was filed Nov. 3, and bail was set at $30,000.
What Gamez Could Face in Court
The charge is governed by Minnesota state law, which sets a maximum penalty; that limit does not determine the outcome in Gamez's case.
What the law and crime data show
Under the statute, third-degree assault causing substantial bodily harm carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison, a fine of up to $10,000, or both. This is the statutory maximum, not a prediction of what sentence, if any, a court would impose in this case. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's 2025 Uniform Crime Report lists 4,102 aggravated-assault offenses in Hennepin County in 2024 and 3,891 in 2025, a 5.14% decrease. Those countywide figures are not counts of this incident or of this specific court charge.
The identity of the co-defendant and the victim have not been made public in the reporting, and the case's subsequent status in Hennepin County District Court has not been detailed beyond the charges filed against Gamez.
