[dropcap size=big]S[/dropcap]everal elected officials on the Commerce City Council were allegedly involved in a Saturday night brawl at a desert resort, and now the mayor of Commerce says he will press charges in the incident.
Commerce City Councilman Leonard Mendoza was hospitalized after he was attacked by Commerce council colleague Ivan Altamirano during a fight involving at least seven people, including the mayor, according to reports.
The melee broke out at the Renaissance Indian Wells Resort & Spa in Indian Wells on Saturday, during a convention of local government leaders from across the state. Witnesses told Los Cerritos News that the fight started in the smoking patio when “Altamirano ran through a door and sucker-punched Mendoza.”
In a statement, Commerce Mayor John Soria said he and Altamirano were attacked during the ensuing melee and that he would be pressing charges, though he did not reveal the identity of the assailants.