The videotapes showed how a man’s fist can be a deadly weapon with only one punch.

After watching the videotapes and hearing testimony for two days, a judge on April 10 ordered Andrew Phillip Restrepo, 34, to stand trial for the 2023 murder of Sean Ellis Glenn, 34, in Ocean Beach.

His attorney, Brandon Roesler, argued to San Diego Superior Court Judge Lisa Rodriguez that the one punch thrown by Restrepo, seen on a pizza shop’s surveillance camera to Glenn’s face, could not have caused his death. Roesler suggested he only stand trial for manslaughter.

It was one punch, but one witness described it as a “Superman punch,” and it resulted in Glenn’s head hitting the pavement hard in the 5000 block of Newport Avenue on May 10, 2023, at 10:51 p.m.

Glenn never regained consciousness, lapsed into a coma, and died three months later in a hospital from brain injuries. Glenn worked in the computer industry.

Deputy District Attorney Jessica Sutterley argued that Restrepo made statements that he was aware of the consequences to him if he injured someone.

Sutterley played video of Restrepo across the street as he was leaving the scene, and it included audio of him laughing.

Rodriguez also ordered Restrepo to stand trial for felony assault 13 days later while aboard an MTS bus in the Midway area. Video surveillance showed Restrepo yelling for no apparent reason, and an older man expressed his irritation with it.

As the man started to leave the bus, the video showed Restrepo punching the man and knocking him down to the floor. The victim is known only as Mike, and he was treated at the scene. The DA’s office has not been able to find him since the incident.

One videotape shows Glenn leaving the pizza shop, and he brushes Restrepo, who was entering the shop. Numerous witnesses said Glenn was intoxicated, and he did not notice that he brushed Restrepo.

“Do you remember me?” asked Restrepo, according to one witness, after Restrepo exited the pizza shop and approached Glenn. “WTF, dude, what’s your problem?” asked Restrepo.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” said Glenn, according to the witness, as stated by San Diego Police detective Steve Prats.

The tape shows Restrepo rushing and then he punches Glenn, who falls, with his head striking the pavement. Restrepo walks over to Glenn and stares down at his face for about 15 seconds before he leaves. A young black man is seen on the tape, and he panics, running quickly away.

Melyssa Brazil, who works for the DA’s office, testified she went through Restrepo’s cellphone and discovered that he took a photo from the scene and later sent that image to approximately five people.

Brazil testified there were text messages Restrepo had with his cousin that showed they talked of the incident in which he said he “knocked someone out.” Restrepo considered fleeing to Colombia, according to the text messages, said Brazil.

“I don’t stop hitting unconscious people,” wrote Restrepo in one text. “I love fighting big dudes.”

Prats said Restrepo told the detective that Glenn threatened to kill him before he punched him. Restrepo claimed that Glenn “shoved him into a table” inside the pizza shop.

Rodriguez noted that Glenn’s blood/alcohol level was .24, which is three times the felony limit. She said Restrepo “targeted Mr. Glenn and he looked for this fight.”

“He knows how to hurt somebody. He brags about making people unconscious,” said the judge. “He knows that the act was dangerous to human life. He runs off laughing, returns, takes a photo, and sends it off.”

Restrepo has pleaded not guilty. His trial date is April 22. He remains in the South Bay Detention Facility on $2 million bail.