"Phillips last week was ordered by a judge to stay away from Cedar and Larkin streets, where a fracas broke out between Phillips, 44, and SFPD Officer Joel Aguayo on March 6 after the officer pushed Phillips twice. On Friday, March 14, Phillips was released from jail with orders from a judge who felt he, not the officer, had been assaulted."
"Officers accompanying the Healthy Streets Operation Center, which deploys city agencies in response to homeless encampments "unhealthy street behavior" were offering city resources around Cedar and Larkin when they noticed Phillips this morning around 9:40 a.m., according to a police statement. The officers "placed him into handcuffs without further incident," the statement said."
"The district attorney charged Phillips last week with assault and other crimes for the altercation with Aguayo, which went viral and raised questions about the comportment of the mayor's security team and Lurie's approach to engaging with the public on the streets."
Tony Phillips, a 44-year-old homeless man, was arrested for violating a court-ordered stay-away from Cedar and Larkin streets in San Francisco's Tenderloin. Phillips had been released from jail the previous Friday after a judge determined he was assaulted by SFPD Officer Joel Aguayo, who pushed him twice on March 6. The arrest occurred when officers from the Healthy Streets Operation Center, conducting homeless outreach, spotted Phillips near his usual camping location. He was taken into custody without incident. Phillips faces additional pending charges including squatting, loitering, and drug paraphernalia possession. The initial altercation between Phillips and the mayor's security detail officer gained public attention and raised concerns about police conduct.
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