Derrick Yearby was arrested by San Francisco police on Sunday in connection with the assault and violence against a 70-year-old former city commissioner. They added that they were investigating whether the victim was targeted as Asian.
When questioned about the incident, Chew recalled that nothing was stolen from him after being knocked unconscious and that he didn’t have enough time to protect himself with the pepper spray he had in his pocket.
Chew said in an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle on Saturday that he didn’t know what happened during the interaction.
He only remembers collapsing on the sidewalk, getting help from bystanders, and then being taken to California Pacific Medical Center on Van Ness Avenue when police arrived.
Greg Chew was attacked by Derrick Yearby who was arrested
Greg Chew, a longtime San Francisco resident and former member of several local commissions, reported being attacked around 7:38 p.m. on August 2 near his home in the South Market neighborhood at Folsom Street and 3rd Street.
Six days after the incident, on Sunday, the San Francisco Police Department said that 34-year-old city resident Derrick Yearby had been arrested and identified as the perpetrator.
Chew reportedly suffered bruises, a badly swollen eye and a broken left shoulder as a result of the attack.
SFPD Public Relations Officer Kathryn Winters confirmed the photos and video of Yearby, which were used to help searchers find him.
What allegations have been made against Derrick Yearby?
Yearby, who was charged with aggravated assault, assault aggravated by aggravated assault, elder abuse, and assault with great violence likely to result in substantial assault, was transferred to and held at the San Francisco County Jail. according to Fox News.
Derrick Yearby faces charges in connection with assault on former San Francisco commissioner. San Francisco police arrested Sunday in connection with the attack said they are investigating whether the victim’s ethnicity and race played a role in the attack.
The police were called by a passer-by.
I didn’t even know what happened, Chew told the newspaper. It’s a strange situation.
The San Francisco Police Department claimed in a press release that Southern Station officials responded to a report of a serious assault on Aug. 2. The victim told authorities that she was attacked and pushed to the ground by an unknown suspect.
Asian Hate Crime by Derrick Yearby
According to CBS reports, this unethical behavior was a hate crime against Asians.
“In San Francisco on Sunday afternoon, protesters blocked traffic and marched down busy Columbus Avenue while shouting, ‘Resist Asian racism’ and ‘Justice for our elders.’
A hate march against Asians
Recent anti-Asia hate marches have often stayed in parks or on sidewalks. Despite this, organizers of the rally said that being polite, obeying the law and projecting an “exemplary minority image” had yielded no results.
To get their demands heard, they change strategy and become disruptive and hostile.
According to The San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Police Officer Kathryn Winters said during a news conference on Sunday that the incident was being investigated to determine if it was racially motivated.
Winters reportedly informed reporters that there were good photos and videos of the incident, according to KGO-TV. “In this case, the authorities were able to quickly identify and arrest the perpetrator. So there are some good cops at work.
On the same day that Yearby was arrested, locals gathered in the streets to express concern about the recent increase in violent attacks on Asians and Asian Americans.