A Boulder man will be sentenced for attacking another man with special needs with a tree branch in 2023.

Derek Jordan pleaded guilty to first-degree assault on an at-risk person on Thursday in connection to the attack on Marius Suffian that occurred nearly two years ago, according to a news release from the 20th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.

The attack occurred around 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 23, 2023 near Junction Place and Goose Creek Path. Suffian was walking home from work when Jordan hit him more than a dozen times with a tree branch, including multiple times in the face and while Suffian was on the ground.

The victim sustained facial injuries, including a nasal fracture and a complex facial laceration with a laceration to his tear duct, according to the release.

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