"In one video posted to TikTok, Phillips appears to try walking past the bodyguard when the guard suddenly shoves him to the ground. Phillips starts to fight back, the video shows, and ultimately slams the guard to the ground. The second video, which Mission Local obtained and was widely shared online, shows the incident only after the bodyguard first made contact."
"Tony Shervaughn Phillips, 44, and Abraham Simon, 33, were both arrested at the scene and are expected to be arraigned on Tuesday on various charges. Phillips is charged with resisting an executive officer and causing great bodily injury, assault on a police officer, and contempt of court."
"At the same time, the city's police accountability agency also confirmed today that it opened an investigation into the officers involved in the fight. Lurie's bodyguard may have hit first, according to surveillance video that surfaced online the day after the incident."
Two men, Tony Shervaughn Phillips and Abraham Simon, were arrested following an altercation with Mayor Daniel Lurie's police security detail in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood. Phillips faces charges including resisting an executive officer, causing great bodily injury, assault on a police officer, and contempt of court for violating a prior court order prohibiting him from the area. Simon is charged with resisting or obstructing a police officer. Surveillance video suggests Lurie's bodyguard may have initiated contact by shoving Phillips, who then fought back and slammed the guard to the ground. The city's police accountability agency simultaneously opened an investigation into the officers involved in the incident.
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