Beltran ran a small street vending company, Juan's Instant Tacos, selling tacos from a trolley on the sidewalk. He was working when a large shootout between El Scorpio and the Los Angeles Police Department erupted on the street, unintentionally destroying his stall. Despite the battle raging nearby, he was happy to give an angry interview to Bill Lewellyn denouncing the Colombians and the violent crime they had brought to the neighborhood. He even began hurling insults at the Colombians themselves, but when a stray bullet narrowly missed him he came to his senses and fled the scene.