What began as a simple parking lot disagreement quickly escalated, and now a doctor faces accusations of crossing the line from confrontation to vandalism.
Most of the altercation was caught on camera at a public parking space, where the dispute took place.
The victim, Luan Nguyen, learned quickly that the doctor is known to claim this spot.
He reportedly became upset when he arrived to find him parked there.
In footage from the incident, the doctor and the other party exchange heated word.
Security arrived shortly afterward.
Nguyen, who recorded the footage, says he continued working despite the confrontation.
He identified the doctor as Jaipal Sidhu, who he says threatened to damage his car before it happened.
In a split second, while Nguyen was distracted, the alleged vandalism occurred.
In the video, Nguyen’s tire is heard hissing.
He tells Sidu, “Did you just flatten my tire? That’s crazy. You went to go flatten my tire. Wow.”
Sidu responds, “No, I didn’t do it.”
At first, Nguyen did not press charges.
Instead, he took the video to social media, where it quickly went viral.
He says he only decided to take legal action after hearing from others who had experienced similar behavior.
“He would put cones around his car. Someone’s telling me a story like there was a nutritionist who parked there, and he was getting yelled at,” he said.
Nguyen told FOX26, this didn’t appear to be the first time so he figured it was time to do something about it.
“You can’t just be treating people that way because it’s something you’re used to, especially in a public area. I definitely want to teach him a lesson. Especially with more stories coming up, it’s funny, that every day there’s something new, like, oh, he’s done this, this, and this,” he said.
FOX26 News reached out to the doctor’s office on Tuesday. No answer.
On Wednesday, a crew stopped by, staff told them that he was unavailable but shared that they have been receiving death threats and harassing calls, and they are asking the public to please stop.
Nguyen responded, saying such threats go against his values and has also requested that people stop targeting the doctor and his staff.
Fresno Police confirm the case is being investigated as vandalism and will be referred to the district attorney’s office for review.