even had his 6-year-old son there with him at the time of the attack. he's 26 years old. he has a long criminal history, including rape, robbery, assault, narcotics violation. >> he's arrested on september 9th, 2008, and charged with attempted murder, aggravated and simple assault, possession of an instrument of crime and reckless endangerment. he meets guilty and is sentenced to 4 to 10 years in prison followed by 15 years probation. >> this is an unusual event, but it just goes to show we have to look out for one another. if we see something going on, all of us as citizens have to step up and take some kind of action. you just can't have something like this happen and do nothing. >> i don't really look forward to anybody protecting me when i'm in trouble. i don't expect it but it would have been all right if it did happen. >> 2,700 miles from philadelphia is bakersfield, california. where another sinister act is caught on camera.