Brian Surewood held for murder

Brian Barnes, 44, also known as the performer Brian Surewood, turned himself in to police following what is alternately described as a road rage or a street racing incident that killed a five-year-old boy and critically injured his mother and two-month-old sibling.

Surewood is being held in Van Nuys pending a bail reduction hearing.

Barnes, driving a red convertible Camaro, and 19-year-old Armando Ayon were seen to be “jockeying for position,” according to witnesses, on Sherman Way in Reseda Wednesday afternoon.

It is reported that Surewood passed Ayon while both were driving at speeds upward of 50 m.p.h. on the Valley boulevard, and then Surewood jammed his brakes. Ayon lost control of his car, a black Maxima, which then hit a parked car, sending it into the family. The mother and younger sibling were crushed against another parked car and the five-year-old was either similarly pinned or sent into the air, depending on testimony.

Sources say Surewood pulled over, called in the incident to emergency services, and left the scene. He returned to the licensed medical marijuana dispensary in Canoga Park that he co-owns, a second story business farther west on Sherman Way, before turning himself in hours later. Ayon was arrested on the scene.

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According to adult industry bloggers Gene Ross and Scott Fayner, both of whom wrote stories folowing the incident:

Gene Ross: “Brian Surewood and this other guy Gamboa Ayon are at a stop light and there’s an altercation. Surewood and Ayon are playing some game of chicken. Surewood was in front of Ayon and to fuck with him, jams on his brakes. Ayon was following too close behind and to avoid hitting Surewood swerves and hits a family.

A crowd of people immediately descended upon Ayon and held him for the cops. In the meantime, Surewood takes off. He goes to his pot store and lights up and tells people about this because he’s all shaken up and trying to mellow out. Surewood’s told you’ve got a very distinctive car. It was Surewood with the red car and the Times got that wrong. So Surewood’s told you’ve got to turn yourself in. He gets a lawyer and turned himself in last night.

Scott Fayner: “Sources close to Surewood tell us that the driver of the other car heckled Surewood, saying he wished he looked like a pirate. “Fuck that! I do look like a pirate!” witnesses say Surewood was heard shouting before both cars took off down the street headed for disaster.”

I was told by another Surewood friend that none of this is true, that Surewood did not have the “pirate” exchange, and that Surewood talked to “very few people” between the accident and turning himself in.

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The family were recent immigrants from India. Each member was driven or airlifted to a different area hospital. The mother, 31, has had a leg amputated due to the incident and is in danger of losing the other. Her five-year-old son struggled for 36 hours and died yesterday around 11 p.m. The youngest of the three is in critical condition.

Surewood and Ayon are being held on $1.5 million bail. When the five-year-old died, the charges against the men were increased from attempted murder to second-degree murder.

Because this is a porn site, I will now talk about Brian Surewood and his job.

Surewood is known as a well-liked, laid back, and dependable performer, a veteran of more than 1,000 movies in an 11-year career. He is a character who used to take lead roles in movies but, now that he affects the dress of a San Fernando Valley pirate, gets parts that are crazier. It is reported that he was leaving a porn set when the accident occurred, and what set off the flight down Sherman Way is unclear.

Surewood is loyal to his friends and has often volubly interceded on their behalves (I once saw him shouting at a porn convention functionary who wasn’t letting an adult industry friend onto the premises). This is the extent to which I have seen a dark side to his character.

As LAPD Capt. Ron Marbrey said, “This incident did not have to happen.” It is a tragic end to something that happens in Los Angeles every day. I feel sick about it.

If readers know of a place where donations may be sent to the family, whose name is Arif, please let me know via gram–at–gramponante.com.

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See also: 5-year-old dies of road rage injuries (dailynews.com), Boy, 5, hurt in road rage accident dies (latimes.com)

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29 Comments

  1. I worked with Brian and was around him enough to assure you that he was one of the few people that I met in the industry who has a big heart and assure anyone one who was wondering that this tragedy has left him devastated and inconsolable.

    Whatever happened, was a momentary lapse in judgment that he will pay for the rest of this life.

    My heart goes out to him and the victims as well.

    Ron Royster

  2. I first read about this on Global grinds website at globalgrind.com and I think this is such a sad sad story. people are so irresponsible but usually dont even end up hurt. They end up hurting innocent people. My heart goes out to the victims

  3. Brian and the other guy both deserve to go to jail for manslaughter. There is no excuse for driving the way they were. They both caused the death of that young child, and that family will have this pain the rest of their lives. I can’t believe people get so stupid and go into road rage.

  4. My daughter and I know Brian from our community. We instantly took a liking to him; he is a very sweet and gentle man. We are very saddened by this tragedy.

    My heart aches for my friend and the victims.

    We love you Brian.

    Camucha Seguin

  5. I have far less empathy for Brian than for the people he killed with his recklessness.

    May he die fast and rot in hell. Sorry to you all who think he’s a good person, but I think he’s aptly disproven that.

  6. Donate money to help him get away with murder? An immature middle age man “working” in porno and getting into road rage drag races with a teenage boy that results in the horrifying and painful death of a child elicits your sympathy? As I recall, wasn’t this scumbag accused of rape by a porn actress who was disbelieved, because after all SHE’S a slut? More proof that male porn “talent” should never be paid. Remember John Doe and Johnny Wadd. Raise donations for the KY Jelly this “man” is going to need when he gets sent top the California State Prison system. they LOVE child killers there.

  7. It is clear from my story that I am seeking a place to send donations to the Arif family, victims of the driving incident, not to Barnes.

    Barnes’ irresponsibility will cost him dearly, though nowhere near as dearly as it has the Arif family.

    However much punishment Barnes deserves for his part in this accident, I don’t confuse his irresponsibility with intent.

  8. First of all, I would like to say that I am deeply sorry for the tragedy and loss of this innocent family. They are in my thoughts every day. This whole situation is just not fair. I visit Brian every week, and he is very distraught by what has happened, not only to him, but also to that innocent family. I don’t believe he will ever get over the fact that he was unintentionally involved in this misfortune.

    It’s also very sad to read comments on this blog from people like, Anonymous
    Altemio Sanchez, and Gram the Man who don’t really know what happened, and is wishing Brian the worst punishment. What happened to Brian could happen to anyone, even you Anonymous, Altemio Sanchez, and Gram the Man. Unfortunately, people are making judgments about Brian thanks to the media and their fabricated stories. Like Marvin Gaye said, “Don’t believe none of what you hear and half of what you see”.

    At the beginning of this tragic incident, the media broke out with 3 different versions of the story that are not true. First, they said that it was a street race. Later on, they said it was a road rage incident, and third they said that it was Brian’s car that hit the parked car, that caused the fatality. None of this is true.

    I first found out about this catastrophe through the media, and was completely shocked because it didn’t fit the description of my friend. The polite, mild mannered Californian peace-loving guy that I have known in my community for the last 6 years.

    Bottom line is a victim here. What happened to him could happen to anyone, so don’t be so quick to judge him. This is how tricky and unpredictable life can be sometimes, and unfortunately, bad things do happen to good people. There are no rules. From the beginning, Brian has told the same story. He said he was purposely being harassed by this 19-year-old Gamboa Ayon in a souped up car, tailgating him at high speeds. Brian tapped the breaks, as a sign for the guy to get off him, he even switched lanes, but Ayon continued bothering him. Brian never slammed the breaks. The witness who said that the 2 drivers were going at 90 miles an hour is a ninth grader that also said Brian’s car has a white stripe. Brian’s car is a solid color.

    The latest police reports and investigations are confirming Brian’s version of the story. Brian is being clocked at going 41 miles per hour, and the other guy was going 60 miles per hour. The whole incident was such a freak occurrence, and because of the way it all happened, the investigations are showing that the other driver, Gamboa Ayon was trying to speed up in front of Brian to continue harassing him. This is when he lost control of his vehicle, and hit the parked car that hit another parked car that hit the family.

    I really hope that Brian gets a fair trial, and that the truth and the evidence proof his innocence and clears his name.

    It’s also very unfair that the wife cheating Mayor of Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa took this opportunity to show his face on camera to swear that he was going to throw the book on these guys and make an example of them with out knowing the facts first.

    Altemio Sanchez you are a moron. Get your facts before you start spreading malicious gossip and rumors that didn’t really happen. Brian did not rape that girl that you just labeled a slut. The story she told was a fabrication, plain and simple. Neither you nor KSEX did anything to check her story. Brian is not a monster, and his job has paid him to have sex every day for the last 12 years. Why would he have a need to rape anyone? I wish life would teach you a lesson, so you won’t be so quick to judge an condemn innocent people.

  9. THIS IS FOR ANYONE WHO FEELS BRIAN SUREWOOD IS A NICE PERSON AND THAT THE ACCIDENT WAS A MOMENTARY LAPSE OF JUDGEMENT. BRIAN SUREWOOD IS A SCUMBAG, WHO HAS NO REAL TALENT SO HE WORKS IN PORNO. HE IS A WHITE-PEICE-OF-TRASH AND STANDS FOR EVERYTHING THAT IS WRONG WITH AMERICA. HIS MERYMAKING KILLED A ‘FOUR YEAR’ OLD, not five year old, AND THERE ARE PEOPLE STILL OUT THERE WHO THINKS HE SHOULD BE FORGIVEN.
    JUST THINK ABOUT IT – THE FAMILY THAT WAS AFFECTED BY THIS TRAJEDY WERE NEW IMMIGRANTS FROM INDIA WHO CAME HERE TO BUILD THERE DREAMS AND LEAD A BETTER LIFE, BUT INSTEAD OF GETTING ANY OF THAT THERE OWN SON WAS KILLED IN FRONT OF THERE OWN EYES. JUST TRY TO FEEL WHAT THEY MUST BE FEELING. AND ALL THANKS TO THIS PIECE-OF-SHIT BRIAN WHO IS OF NO GOOD TO ANYONE ANYWHERE IN THIS WORLD. A TOTALLY USELESS SOCIAL DISGRACE.A PIECE OF SHIT WHO IS SO WORTHLESS THAT HE HAS TO FUCK FOR MONEY. WHY SHOULD HE BE FORGIVEN, HE IS A SHAME RELIGIOUSLY, SOCIALLY AND TO HUMANITY.

    NOW, IF U STILL THINK THIS ISN’T TRUE AND HE IS NOT TO BE BLAMED…….JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE BOY HE MURDERED –

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=6AuQjzFXIyg&feature=related

  10. ipamit, do you know Brian Surewood personally? I don’t think so. I do know him and his family. He comes from generations of educated people with a lot of class. So what if he’s made his living having sex. He’s obviously not stupid and as far as I know, porn is legal and he got paid well. It almost sounds like you are jealous.

    Let me reiterate that Brian is innocent, he did not kill that little boy. Brian is also a victim here. The other guy Gamboa-Ayon is the culprit. He was the crazy maniac that came out of nowhere to harass Brian and that guy’s reckless driving is what killed that little boy and caused devastation to everyone involved including Brian.

    If you really knew Brian like his friends and family do, you would know that this man is one of the best human beings ever born on this planet. All I hear is how big of a heart Brian has, how much he’s helped anyone in need. His friend who once lived with him said that Brian would get so upset if he killed ants that were in the house because they have the right to live. He also told me how Brian once saw an injured bird on the freeway and stopped to help the bird and missed a day of work because he took the bird to the veterinarian on his expense. I bet you would never do that.

    The humane stories I hear of Brian are endless, he was always ready to help out any friend, animal or insect.

    What happened to Brian could happen to anyone. I wish it would happen to you so you can shove your dirty filthy tongue up your ass.

    I think you are every insult you just wrote about Brian and more. You are a “PIECE-OF-SHIT and a SHAME RELIGIOUSLY, SOCIALLY AND TO HUMANITY”. What kind of religious man says things like this about another human being? Specially an innocent human being.

  11. impamit, you must obviously have some connection to this little boy that died in this tragedy. I’m very sorry for your pain. I think of Ayman and his family every day and I wish this would have never happened. I saw the you tube video. Nobody deserves this. It’s very sad for all parties involved.

    I believe in justice being served, but you cannot lynch and persecute an innocent man. Brian did not slam the brakes on this guy. It wasn’t a matter of momentary lapse of judgment. No one was going 90 miles an hour. Brian was clocked at 41 miles, the other guy was clocked at 60 miles and because he was trying to get in front of Brian to continue harassing him, he lost control and hit the parked car that hit the family. This raging lunatic came out of nowhere to harass Brian. It wasn’t racing, it wasn’t road rage. I know this for a fact from Brian and the latest investigations that are showing he is telling the truth.

    I even wonder if it was a race issue. Nowadays, white people seem to be the minority in Los Angeles and there are a lot of young thug Mexicans that want to beat them up and harass them for being white.

    I have a girlfriend that was harassed on the freeway like this a couple of years ago. She has no idea why they were picking on her. She is a wholesome blonde blue eyed girl from the South, and they were a group of young Mexican boys in one car. They did everything to her that Brian described Gamboa Ayon did to him. She has no idea why? She did nothing to them. They were just stupid thugs that decided to harass her and followed her all the way out of her exit and finally crashed in to her car. By then the police got there and they were all arrested.

    Brian’s version of his story sounds a lot like my friend. It’s just too bad that it ended tragically and it’s too bad the media immediately came up with three fictitious stories instead of the truth.

    Please understand that Brian did not kill that little boy. Brian is a victim here too and he wants to clear his name. We all want to real killer to persecuted.

    Armando Gamboa Ayon caused this tragedy and he was the one that killed Ayman.

  12. impamit, you must obviously have some connection to this little boy that died in this tragedy. I’m very sorry for your pain. I think of Ayman and his family every day and I wish this would have never happened. I saw the you tube video. Nobody deserves this. It’s very sad for all parties involved.

    I believe in justice being served, but you cannot lynch and persecute an innocent man. Brian did not slam the brakes on this guy. It wasn’t a matter of momentary lapse of judgment. No one was going 90 miles an hour. Brian was clocked at 41 miles, the other guy was clocked at 60 miles and because he was trying to get in front of Brian to continue harassing him, he lost control and hit the parked car that hit the family. This raging lunatic came out of nowhere to harass Brian. It wasn’t racing, it wasn’t road rage. I know this for a fact from Brian and the latest investigations that are showing he is telling the truth.

    I even wonder if it was a race issue. Nowadays, white people seem to be the minority in Los Angeles and there are a lot of young thug Mexicans that want to beat them up and harass them for being white.

    I have a girlfriend that was harassed on the freeway like this a couple of years ago. She has no idea why they were picking on her. She is a wholesome blonde blue eyed girl from the South, and they were a group of young Mexican boys in one car. They did everything to her that Brian described Gamboa Ayon did to him. She has no idea why? She did nothing to them. They were just stupid thugs that decided to harass her and followed her all the way out of her exit and finally crashed in to her car. By then the police got there and they were all arrested.

    Brian’s version of his story sounds a lot like my friend. It’s just too bad that it ended tragically and it’s too bad the media immediately came up with three fictitious stories instead of the truth.

    Please understand that Brian did not kill that little boy. Brian is a victim here too and he wants to clear his name. We all want to real killer to persecuted.

    Armando Gamboa Ayon caused this tragedy and he was the one that killed Ayman.

  13. I’m not in the porn industry and found this story on this website. As an outsider looking in objectively, it’s a very sad situation for all parties involved. I am familiar w/ Brian’s work although I did not know his name and wouldn’t call myself a fan, but I do occasionally watch porn. Even though Brian’s car did not have a direct impact w/ the deceased, it seems like he was definitely involved and partially responsible for the unfortunate result. And when there’s a child involved, that just compounds the situation 10-fold.

    I’m not a lawyer, but Brian’s crimial history (if any) could likely play a small role as well. If he has a clean record and is a proven upstanding citizen, that could be somewhat of a buffer, but I know California can be strict w/ their judgement – – especially under these circumstances. And it doesn’t help that the Mayor (so I read) is sensationalizing this. If I were the judge I’d put a gag order on anything relating to this case until the jury decides the fate of these two men.

    Brian should know who his real friends are now – – I hear he now has 2 or 3 attorneys representing him, and hopefully his coworkers and friends will rally to support him. My heart does go out to the victim’s family as it’s never easy to lose a loved one.

  14. ipamit, you sorry, anonymous attention whore — so if people who fuck for money are worthless, horrible pieces of shit, what are you doing trolling a porn blog? I AM assuming that your inane & hilariously illiterate rant is because you’re too busy wanking while you type to use the spelling & grammar tools available that might make your silly rants more coherent …. Because I am oddly perverse, though, I do hope by taking 30 seconds to type this out, I provided you with the masturbation fodder you doubtless need on the hour, so we can have have a little break from your charm while you spew out a little more of the hate that fills your hollow insides through the end of your man-nub rather than the clumsy single finger you use when you type. Love thy neighbor, darling!

  15. C Seguin: Brian was involved in a crime where a child was killed. That makes Brian and Ayon equally guilty of murder. You mentioned that you visit him in jail, why would you want to have a relationship with a guy that is looking at years behind bars? It sounds like you are in love with this guy and as you know, love will make you blind. It just sounds like you are a little biased.

  16. Hey Gram, If you are going to post a comment why don’t you use your own name instead of going anonymous?

    I’m trying to show that there is another side to this story. But as I already know the media is full of shit. It’s a shame that some people actually follow whatever fabrications you decide to write just for the sake of having a story.

    Brian had no intentional malice here and his car hit no one. This was a freak accident that can happen to you too. You were there last week when his lawyer tried to prove that it was impossible for Brian to have braked to a full stop and that those tire marks were not Brian’s. Of course, you did not mention that in any of your articles and thanks to the falsehood of the media, the judge has already made up her mind and she didn’t want to hear any evidence or proof that Brian was not involved.

    Accidents happen every day. An earthquake could have occurred and a house could have killed that little boy instead. Does this mean we should lynch the architect that designed the house?

    Yes, I do love Brian. He is a beautiful human being on the inside and the outside. Everyone that knows him agrees and feels the same way I do. I understand that life is unfair and bad things do happen to good people too. Brian does not deserve this and I will always be there for him.

  17. Dear Readers,

    The two most recent comments (from May 25) caught my eye because one was anonymous and the other accused me of making the anonymous comment, which I did not.

    I do not post anonymously on my own website, so I checked the IP address linked to that comment.

    Since the accusation in the next entry seemed suspect, coming as it did on the same day and during a time when I was being accused of not being “Brian’s friend” by one of the commenters in this thread, I was not surprised to discover that both the anonymous comment and the one following it were created on the same computer.

    I am covering this story as an account of events related to an adult industry performer and his involvement in an outside-world tragedy. While I like Surewood and have sympathy for him and the other defendant, neither of whom, I’m certain, had any intention of causing this accident, I am also very sad for the Arif family, who are victims of someone’s irresponsibility. I think the latter point is beyond dispute for everyone involved.

    So the case before Judge Dunn will be which of the defendants is more accountable for the accident, if at all, and that is how each of their lawyers is arguing it.

    It would serve Surewood’s interests if people claiming to be his friends focused their energy on helping him through this difficult period, rather than posting anonymous, self-serving, and libelous comments that, if read by his detractors, will only wear away support for him.

    Here is a listing of recent posts in which Brian Surewood’s name has featured prominently. It should be clear to any intelligent person where my sympathies vis a vis Surewood are:

    http://gramponante.com/labels/brian%20surewood.html

  18. hahahahaha…I can’t believe how far you will lie just to have a story Gram. So now you are accusing me of writing an Anonymous letter going against everything I have written so far to defend Brian while accusing myself of being bias because I love Brian. Have you been hitting the bottle or something? Think a little before you open your mouth to speak stupidity.

    The only reason I’ve continued writing here is because I get an email notification every time someone adds a comment here. What bothered me the most about you is your hypocrisy in pretending to be Brian’s friend. After this last comment you just posted I can clearly see how ridiculous you are. I’m not even going to bother anymore with your stupid blog.

    Your a joke and you’re full of shit too.

    Later fool!

  19. So I noticed this killer is back as a hired penis making blowjob videos.
    How old is he now, 50?Pathetic.

  20. Surewood is still in jail, where he has been since October of 2007, and his was not the car that killed the boy and injured the family. Many performers are proud to continue working in the adult industry after 40 (Surewood was 44 when he last worked, and will celebrate his 45th birthday in jail), but I fail to see what is pathetic about this sort of employment.

  21. Brian will now be on the receiving end of a few brothas in jail. Bend over Brian because you will be in jail for a long time. Who knows maybe after 10 years in jail he might make a come back in gay porn

  22. yo brian is the man. he made melissa lauren puke all over his cock like 80 times in i wanna get face fucked. n then after he blew his load in her face, he drags her into the bathroom and flushes her head in the toliet OH YEA!!!!!

  23. Surewood’s actions were as about as selfish and childish as you can get. The fact that a 44 year-old man is drag racing a 19 year-old guy on a public street, is a prime indicator of his level of maturity. To purposely slam on his brakes as his did, he was obviously trying to cause the other guy to wreck. Why else would you do such an intentional thing?

    Wake the fuck up, people. This guy isn’t an innocent victim of circumstance. And the only tragedy, is one person would still be alive, if he’d taken a moment to act like the adult he’s supposed to be. He’s where he belongs, and deserves to stay there for the rest of his life.

  24. As quoted by Surewood himself…

    “I smoke pot not for my health, but for other people’s,” he said. “I think I’m generally a violent person. Smoking pot really helps me curb my ways. It makes me very happy and mellow and very easy to get along with, instead of an irate (jerk).”

    I pulled this from one of his interviews, while they were discussing Surewood’s alleged rape of a performer on a Chico set. It’s also interesting to note Surewood fled the scene immediately after the racing incident.

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