Beating Victim Awake From Coma, Starting Rehabilitation

A Pleasanton man who was knocked unconscious after an altercation on Middleton Place in Pleasanton has awakened from his coma and has begun rehabilitation treatment.

David Lamont, 51, had been comatose at the Eden Trauma Center in Castro Valley since the incident, which police say involved three local teenagers and an 18-year-old from out of the area.

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According to a family friend, Lamont, a father of two and founder of a marketing firm called Marketsage, has been transferred to another local hospital and has started speech, occupational and physical therapy this week.

The friend of the Lamont family says that although Lamont is not yet able to stand, his fever is gone and he's slowly improving. At the beginning of October, less than a month after the incident, Lamont began fluttering his eyelids and responding to pain. 

Lamont underwent several surgeries while at Eden Trauma Center to relieve the swelling in his brain.

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Pleasanton Police say the four other people involved in the incident have been identified and questioned but no arrest has been made. Lieutenant Jeffrey Bretzing says investigators are hoping eventually to be able to speak to Lamont to learn more about what happened that night.


"The investigation is essentially complete, notwithstanding Mr. Lamont’s statement," Bretzing said. "We are still very hopeful he will be able to provide his account of the incident, after which the case will be submitted to the District Attorney’s Office for review."

Lamont was found by his wife, Agnes Lamont, laying unconscious on the ground outside his home a short time after going outside to confront a loud group of individuals, believed to be teenagers, in the cul-de-sac.

Since the September incident, a Middleton Place resident, who wishes to not be identified due to the violent nature of the crime, says teens have not been seen in the once popular cul-de-sac, and that police have increased their patrols of the area.

Agnes Lamont has been with her husband at the hospital since the incident. Lamont has two daughters. 

Craig Mullins, a friend of the Lamont family, started a donation page to help the Lamont family. They hope to raise $20,000. Click here to find out how to donate.
The Pleasanton Police Department is asking for the assistance of anyone who may have information related to this crime. They are encouraged to call the Pleasanton Police Department at (925) 931-5100.