"Demont Taylor, 43, after he was identified in a video as the man carrying a handgun who on Sept. 2 at approximately 5:30pm reportedly chased an unhoused victim, pushed him to the ground and brandished a firearm in the area of West San Carlos Street and Leland Avenue in San José. Witnesses reported that the suspect was wearing a silver badge on his belt and appeared to be a law enforcement or security officer,"
"Detectives investigated and identified Taylor, a security guard for a security company based out of San José, as the primary suspect. Detectives obtained an arrest warrant and an Emergency Gun Violence Protection Order for Taylor. On Sept. 11, detectives and members of the city's Special Operations MERGE Unit located and apprehended Taylor in San Jose, served him with a Gun Violence Protection Order and booked him into the Santa Clara County Main Jail for crimes related to assault with a deadly weapon."
On Sept. 2 at approximately 5:30pm, a private security guard chased, pushed to the ground, and brandished a firearm at an unhoused man near West San Carlos Street and Leland Avenue in San José. Witnesses said the suspect wore a silver badge on his belt and appeared to be a law enforcement or security officer, and then fled before officers arrived. The victim did not suffer injuries. Detectives identified the suspect as Demont Taylor, 43, and obtained an arrest warrant plus an Emergency Gun Violence Protection Order. On Sept. 11, detectives and the Special Operations MERGE Unit arrested Taylor, served the order, and booked him into Santa Clara County Main Jail for assault with a deadly weapon; he remains in jail without bail pending a Sept. 29 court appearance. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Soria #4793 at 408-277-4161.
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