Hoa Trinh was not aware of the altercation outside of 998 Dorchester Avenue. Shortly after 9:00pm on April 8, 1988, Hoa Trinh, an adult Vietnamese male who resides in Dorchester, was standing several blocks away from 998 Dorchester Avenue, near the corner of Dorchester Avenue and Pearl Street. In the presence of two police officers, he stated: “You don’t have to let him identify me, I’ll tell you now that’s the mother-fucker whose head I split open”, or words to that effect.Īs a police officer arrived at the scene of 988 Dorchester Avenue, Wahlberg and two other youths who were with him fled up Dorchester Avenue toward Pearl Street. Thanh Lam was treated overnight at Boston City Hospital.Īfter police arrested Wahlberg later on the night of April 8, 1988, Wahlberg was informed of his rights and returned to the scene of 988 Dorchester Avenue. The stick broke in two and was later recovered from the scene. Thanh Lam was knocked to the ground unconscious.

Wahlberg approached Thanh Lam calling him a “Vietnam fucking shit”, then hit him over the head with the stick. Wahlberg was carrying a large wooden stick, approximately five feet long and two to three inches in diameter.

As he crossed the sidewalk, Mark Wahlberg attacked Thanh Lam. At 998 Dorchester Avenue, Thanh Lam left his car carrying two cases of beer. on April 8, 1988, Thanh Lam, a Vietnamese adult male who resides in Dorchester, traveled by car to 998 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester, Massachusetts. The official record of the event as recorded by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Superior Court is as follows:Īt approximately 9:00 p.m.

He attacked the first with a stick and he punched the second, permanently blinding him in the process. Things came to a head when he was 16 years old and he attacked two Vietnamese men without provocation. He also claims he became addicted to cocaine during this period. During this time, he was reportedly in trouble with the law around 20-25 times, for dealing drugs and various other offenses. Wahlberg, born the youngest of nine children all living in a three bedroom apartment, dropped out of school around the age of fourteen and joined a gang. Image Courtesy of ©Glenn Francis, Today I found out Mark Wahlberg was a drug dealer and was tried for attempted murder before forming Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch.

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