Charges Dropped Against Suspect In Attack Of Elderly Asian Man In San Francisco
A disturbing and very heartbreaking video was posted on the internet last month showing an elderly man getting attacked and picked on by a group of people in San Francisco. Apparently, the 68-year-old man was just collecting recyclables in the Bayview district on Feb. 22 when he was robbed and attacked.
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Authorities arrested 20-year-old Dwayne Grayson and 56-year-old Jonathan Amerson of San Francisco. Amerson was booked on charges of robbery and elder abuse. Those second set of charges stemmed from a prior incident about two months ago where Amerson reportedly robbed the same victim of his recycling materials in the same area. While the motive behind their attacks are unclear, it was said that Grayson could be heard in the video background allegedly saying “I hate Asians.”
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As painful as it was to watch for many people and even more of a painful experience for the man, Kron4 News reports that The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office has dropped charges against Grayson who recorded the attack and posted the video on social media, which quickly went viral. District Attorney Chesa Boudin said he dropped the charges in favor of having Grayson go through a city justice program.
“We’ve been in conversation with the victim who expressed interest in a restorative justice outcome in this case,” said Alex Bastian, a spokesman for the district attorney’s office. “Specifically, against the young person who videoed the incident. We respect victims and their desires and we will explore a restorative justice outcome.”
Bastian also said the office has the option to file charges if restorative justice does not work.
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