Man accused of trying to run down ex-girlfriend after rejected marriage proposal was holding flowers at time of arrest, officials say
A Whittier man has been arrested for allegedly trying to run down his ex-girlfriend after she turned down his marriage proposal.
Officials said Francisco Hernandez, 22, was spotted walking down the street after the incident, carrying a bouquet of flowers.
He was charged with assault with a deadly weapon, said Lt. Andrew Berg of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
The incident took place Thursday afternoon at Burger Stop, a restaurant on Slauson Avenue in Pico Rivera, where Hernandez had proposed to the woman, Berg said.
Hernandez's car had the proposal “Stacy Will You Marry Me?” written on the back window of his car, according to reports.
"She said no. He was a little unhappy with that," Berg said.
He left the car and ran off, but witnesses pointed out his car to deputies, officials said.
Deputies were heading to his house in Whittier, "then our helicopter guys spotted him walking down the street carrying a bouquet of flowers," Berg said.
Deputies provided the unidentified woman with victim-assistance information and details on how to file a restraining order, officials said.
-- Sam Quinones
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Dude, first mistake is proposing to her at a Burger Stop ;)
Posted by: Chris | November 12, 2010 at 08:55 AM
Obviously, she made the right decision.
Posted by: sirene | November 12, 2010 at 09:22 AM
lol. I guess she should be happy she said NO, cant imagine what he would do if she did anything else wrong!!Glad at least she got away from an abusive relationship, there are some that don't make it out alive!
Posted by: Anon-1 | November 12, 2010 at 09:29 AM
Ditto Chris...
Posted by: Avril | November 12, 2010 at 09:37 AM
Yes, I liked that Burger Stop moment too. This could have gone really south, but frankly I am glad it didn't because I feel like laughing hysterically. At least he brought flowers. Not enough guys do that nowadays.
Posted by: pat | November 12, 2010 at 09:44 AM
I loved that Burger Stop moment too, and I'm glad it turned out pretty well, considering, because it makes me want to laugh hysterically. Hey, at least the guy brought flowers. Most guys don't bother with that today it seems.
Posted by: me.yahoo.com/a/U2ryJ7sxi_iz8S427GCLANTfx.s0 | November 12, 2010 at 09:46 AM
Well at least Francisco didn't do something wasteful- like throwing the flowers away.
Posted by: Jim Q. Citizen | November 12, 2010 at 10:12 AM
uhm maybe they make really good burgers there? I dunno?
Posted by: stewart | November 12, 2010 at 10:12 AM
Note to would be Groom: Real romance isn't served with fries and a milkshake... Next time, show some class and take her to a really wicked Sushi Joint...
Posted by: michael g | November 12, 2010 at 10:16 AM
Marry me or I'll run you over with my car!
Posted by: El Guapo de la ciudad de Los Angeles | November 12, 2010 at 10:17 AM
Oh yeah, he's someone every father and mother wants as a son-in-law! NOT!
Posted by: Astonished | November 12, 2010 at 10:22 AM
Stay classy, Francisco.
Posted by: Pablito | November 12, 2010 at 10:33 AM
How much...how much you wanna bet these two love-birds already have at least one illegitimate child between them? How much? C'mon, LA Times, get on it!
Posted by: Chris Miss | November 12, 2010 at 10:48 AM
walking down the street with flowers.... on his way to propose to someone else.
d'oh!
Posted by: frank bones | November 12, 2010 at 10:59 AM
Well, if I can't have you, then my car will...lol
Posted by: ALex Lopez | November 12, 2010 at 11:03 AM
Shouldn't have said no and have led him on the whole time...moron.
Posted by: Linda | November 12, 2010 at 11:06 AM
"She said no. He was a little unhappy with that." Understatement?
Posted by: TwoCents | November 12, 2010 at 11:19 AM
He's a bit unstable. Good thing she said no. Makes you wonder what would have set him off in the future. God forbid she say no to sex.
Posted by: Amanda Stone | November 12, 2010 at 12:02 PM
LOL I could just see this as a skit on a Comedy Central.
Bro, you should know that there are millions of fishes in the sea.
Getting married at 22 umm personally that's a little to young and it just shows his immaturity. Grow up bro and do some soul searching, it wasn't meant to be.
You should take this incident/lesson and learn from it, you may well find your soul mate in time and you will be happy that she turned you down. Its not the end of the world. Move on :)
Posted by: Lookingoutforu | November 12, 2010 at 12:04 PM
Yeah, and I'm sure that "restraining order" will protect her if he decides to try again, right?!
Posted by: Kimo31 | November 12, 2010 at 01:03 PM
"She said no. He was a little unhappy with that." It's not just an understatement. It's a lame attempt at humor by Lt. Andrew Berg of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, who should embarrassed of himself. Apparently it's too tough nowadays to act like a professional. Everybody wants to be an entertainer.
Posted by: Bobby | November 12, 2010 at 01:57 PM
My favorite part of this story?
THE RESTRAINING ORDER....
That'll really protect her from an idiot like this.
You can't change human nature. If he wants to do a number on her, he'll be done and gone by the time the police get there, I've seen it happen. There was a mother and child shot and killed in OC a few days ago by a person who had a restraining order on him.
Posted by: CalinCA | November 12, 2010 at 06:25 PM
Gee, I can't imagine why she said,"No."
Posted by: GillenH2O | November 12, 2010 at 07:22 PM
Yeah, clearly there's a reason why she said no.
Posted by: sess | November 13, 2010 at 08:09 AM
They did have a kid together, maybe even two. I saw this on the news, so she's stuck with this guy no matter what
Posted by: Danny | November 13, 2010 at 08:15 AM