SANTA ANA — A Newport Beach man attempting to steal a pornographic magazine shoved a liquor store owner so fiercely that the man flew through the air and landed on the back of his head, a prosecutor told a jury here Tuesday. Hao Huynh, who owned Sportsman Liquor in Newport Beach for 15 years, died the day after the vicious attack on July 28, 2007 from a fractured skull and massive bleeding in the brain, Deputy District Attorney Matt Murphy said. Both attorneys agreed that Kruger tried to shoplift a pornographic magazine from Sportsman Liquor at 2615 Newport Blvd., in Newport Beach by hiding it under his shirt when he walked up to the cash register to buy a pack of cigarettes. Huynh, who could see the magazine sticking out of Kruger's shirt, demanded that it be returned. Kruger then walked out of the store, refusing to give up the magazine. Murphy contended that Huynh, who weighed only about 100 pounds, was assaulted by the much larger Kruger when he grabbed for the stolen magazine. Dolnick, however, said Kruger threw the magazine back at Huynh first, and then shoved him to the ground.
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