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http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/S-F-sheriff-s-deputy-arrested-in-assault-on-5969915.phpS.F. sheriffs deputy arrested in assault on hospital patient
By Vivian Ho Updated 2:22 pm, Saturday, December 20, 2014
A San Francisco sheriffs deputy was out on bail Saturday after being take into custody for allegedly choking a hospital patient and then arresting the man for trying to
Michael Lewelling, 33, was arrested Friday and charged with perjury, filing a false police report, filing a false instrument and assault under the color of authority all felonies as well as misdemeanor battery for the Nov. 3 attack at San Francisco General Hospital, according to the district attorneys office.
Lewelling was assigned to the Sheriffs Departments patrol unit at the hospital when he filed a report accusing the victim of attempting to attack him with a wooden cane. The man was arrested in connection with various felony and misdemeanor offenses.
The district attorneys office declined to file charges and the man was released the next day. Prosecutors requested video evidence, which allegedly showed Lewelling instigating the attack.
Prosecutors said the victim had been sleeping in a chair in the emergency rooms waiting area about 5 a.m., and that the video showed Lewelling approaching the man, engaging him in conversation as he woke up.
When the victim tried to walk away with the help of his cane, the video showed, Lewelling grabbed the back of his collar, shoving him back into the seat and knocking his cane away, the district attorneys office said.
The video then showed Lewelling grabbing the mans throat and choking him before placing him under arrest, prosecutors said.
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Liberal_in_LA
Dec 2014
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Savannahmann
(3,891 posts)1. Nice to see a cop held accountable.
Old Codger
(4,205 posts)2. That's one N/T
onethatcares
(16,162 posts)3. resignation letter coming in
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