"An initial report about last Thursday's altercation between SF Mayor Daniel Lurie's security detail and two men on the street at Cedar and Larkin streets suggested that the mayor and his bodyguards had exited the SUV after it was blocked from proceeding down the alley. But Lurie later clarified that he had stopped to talk to the two men because he was "worried about them" as part of the ongoing on-the-street outreach he has done since taking office last year, specifically in the Tenderloin."
"44-year-old Tony Shervaughn Phillips is now charged with assault on a police officer, and resisting an executive officer and causing great bodily injury, and he was arraigned on those charges Wednesday morning. Phillips additionally faces a charge of contempt of a court order, because he was reportedly under a court's stayaway order pertaining to the very block where the incident occurred."
"One video showed the officer shoving Phillips to the ground before he got up and then began wrestling with the officer, quickly pulling him to the ground. According to court documents, Phillips allegedly yelled "Bruce Lee I'll kick your ass!" at the officer before the shove occurred. Lurie could be seen walking out of the video frame as the tussling began."
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie stopped his vehicle in a Tenderloin alley to speak with two men on the street, expressing concern for their welfare as part of his outreach efforts. When one man, 44-year-old Tony Shervaughn Phillips, appeared to move toward the mayor, his bodyguard—an SFPD officer—intervened. A physical altercation ensued, captured on video from multiple angles, showing the officer shoving Phillips to the ground before they wrestled. Phillips now faces charges including assault on a police officer, resisting an executive officer, causing great bodily injury, and contempt of a court order, as he was under a stayaway order for that specific block. The incident has drawn criticism regarding potential overreach by the mayor's security detail.
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