nity for Ortiz's capture after a woman recorded some of the incident on cellphone video and other witnesses helped identify him.

Video taken from inside a vehicle captured some of the scuffle, including the attacker getting up, striking Batista in the head with the butt of a pistol and taking off as the victim lies motionless in the street.

A detective recognized Ortiz from prior encounters, including one in March, according to the affidavit. He had been arrested on misdemeanor drug charges in a case that is still pending.

4 Batista's son, an Air Force airman, had been laid to rest during a funeral held on Oct. 3 in Louisiana. Facebook

4 Batista was an avid fan of Major League Baseball and the NFL, according to his own obituary, and especially fond of the New York Yankees. GoFundMe

Police also received a tip from a man who also said he could identify Ortiz as the man in the photo.

Court records show Ortiz received a 30-year sentence in 1992 for felony murder.

He was off parole at the time of Batista's death.

Batista's son's funeral was held on Oct. 3 in Louisiana, according to an online obituary.

Batista was an avid fan of Major League Baseball and the NFL, according to his own obituary, and especially fond of the New York Yankees.

He was a father of six and grandfather of three.