A man who thought he was chasing a burglary suspect in Dededo followed another man to a Dededo Pay-Less, then chased him into the store, punched him and beat him with a baseball bat, according to a magistrate’s court complaint Superior.

But police said the man Nakota Guerrero Valentine beat and sent to the hospital is innocent — neither he nor the cousin he was with matched the description of a man who tried to break into a home occupied by Valentine’s relative .

They were just sitting in the area and ran because they were afraid of the man coming at them with a baseball bat, the complaint states.

Valentine, 32, was charged Tuesday with third-degree felony assault.

The indictment includes a special charge of using a deadly weapon in the commission of a felony.

At 11:50 a.m. Monday, police received a report of a burglary, and family members of the victim set out to find the man who tried to break in. They quickly found the two cousins.

The first man was found at Pacific Gardens. He said he and his cousin were sitting when two men approached them and asked what they were doing. One of the men had a baseball bat and hit his car, so he drove off.

Meanwhile, his cousin ran to Dededo Pay-Less. Security footage reviewed by police showed the man entering the store, followed by Valentine, who was armed with a bat.

The man tried to block Valentine with a shopping cart, but Valentine threw the bat and missed, then punched the man three times in the face with his right fist, hit him with the baseball bat, and punched him again closed in front. , causing him to fall to the ground, the complaint said.

Valentine punched the man five times while he was on the ground and slapped him twice. He then hit him one last time before leaving the store, the complaint said.

Valentine told police she was trying to protect her relative. He thought the men were guilty because he didn’t know them, they looked suspicious and they were on the family property.

When they ran away, he said he became convinced they were the burglars.

He said he didn’t remember how many times he hit the man, he just wanted him to stay put until police arrived rather than get away without “getting justice,” the complaint said. He said he calmed down once the man stopped trying to fight back.

The injured man was taken to Guam Regional Medical City for treatment.