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San Francisco constabulary connected Wednesday arrested Collier Gwin, the assemblage proprietor who was captured connected video spraying a stateless pistillate with a plot hose aft helium said she refused to determination from a sidewalk helium was cleaning.
Gwin volition beryllium charged with misdemeanor artillery “for the alleged intentional and unlawful spraying of h2o connected and astir a pistillate experiencing homelessness” connected Jan. 9, District Attorney Jenkins said successful a connection released aft she had reviewed grounds from the San Francisco Police Department.
“The alleged artillery of an unhoused subordinate of our assemblage is wholly unacceptable,” Jenkins continued. “Mr. Gwin volition look due consequences for his actions.”
She added that the consequent vandalism of Foster Gwin Gallery, which had a doorway smashed and boarded up 2 days aft the video went viral, was besides “unacceptable and indispensable stop.”
Gwin was arrested astir 3:30 p.m. astatine oregon adjacent his gallery. If convicted, Gwin faces up to six months successful region jailhouse and a $2,000 fine.
As of past week, the woman, known successful the country arsenic Q, was hospitalized, but her existent concern Wednesday wasn’t instantly clear.
On Tuesday, astir a week aft the event, Gwin apologized, saying helium was committed to making amends. He antecedently said helium recovered it “hard to apologize.”
A idiosyncratic who answered the intercom astatine Foster Gwin Gallery astatine 4:30 p.m. Wednesday said Collier Gwin was not there. The assemblage beforehand model had been replaced — and a expanse was draped implicit the model from the inside.
Merchants successful adjacent businesses had beardown opinions astir the incidental and immoderate appeared startled to perceive that an apprehension warrant had been issued. Most did not privation to comment.
One idiosyncratic from a adjacent concern objected to the apprehension warrant, saying she empathized with Gwin but disapproved of his actions successful the video. She was acquainted with the unsheltered woman, who store keepers person said screamed and caused disturbances successful the neighborhood.
“He astir apt conscionable broke,” the idiosyncratic said. “Because she’s close successful beforehand of his place.”
Chris C., a idiosyncratic astatine Filson, a adjacent covering store, said helium suspects the country captured successful the video showing Gwin spraying the pistillate is “not an isolated incident,” but an apt practice of San Franciscans’ interactions with the city's unhoused population.
“I cognize different businesses successful the country person had issues with homelessness,” helium said, criticizing the metropolis for “not getting a grip connected it.”
He said helium had seen the pistillate “a time oregon so” aft the video surfaced.
She was surrounded by firefighters and paramedics, helium said.
Alex Sakiyama, a vicinity nonmigratory who was besides acquainted with the woman, shrugged upon proceeding astir the warrant for Gwin, who helium said had been “unrepentant” aft the hosing earlier yet apologizing.
“You shouldn’t spray radical with hoses. That seems similar communal sense,” Sakiyama said.
San Francisco Chronicle unit writer Michael Cabanatuan contributed to this report.
Rachel Swan is simply a San Francisco Chronicle unit writer. Email: rswan@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @rachelswan
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