On August 7, San Francisco police announced the arrest of Derrick Yearby, the perpetrator of a racist attack on lifelong public servant Greg Chew. After his arrest, Yearby was taken to the San Francisco County Jail. Gregory ‘Greg’ Chew, former Commissioner of Immigrant Rights, has served on several municipal commissions and is a prominent leader in San Francisco’s Asian American community. Greg Chew said that on Tuesday, August 2, he was walking on Folsom and Third Streets when an assailant appeared on a bicycle and started hitting him out of nowhere. The attack left him with a swollen eye and a damaged left shoulder.
San Francisco Police Department Public Information Officer Kathryn Winters told reporters that police were fortunate to have a large amount of picture and video evidence of the incident, which allowed for a quick arrest.
She stated:
“In this case, the police officers were able to quickly locate and identify the culprit. So there are fantastic police officers out there doing decent police work.”
After the event, Greg Chew claimed nothing was taken, prompting accusations that it was a racial hate crime. On the other hand, Yearby has yet to be charged. Investigators are continuing to investigate the case.
Greg Chew was the target of an unprovoked attack.
The San Francisco Police Department said in a statement released Sunday that officers assigned to the South Precinct responded Aug. 2 after receiving a complaint of an aggravated assault. Greg Chew reported to the police that he was hit and knocked down by an unidentified offender. He also remembers hitting the ground and passing out after the attack, only to later discover his money and mobile phone still in his pockets. He then stated that the attacker did not say anything to him and did not rob him.
Derrick Yearby, 34, arrested by @SPPDTenderloin on suspicion of grievous bodily harm, assault and elder abuse in the attack on AAPI leader Greg Chew, (pictured) former member @sfgov Commission on Art, Film and Immigrant Rights, at 3rd & Folsom, trans @SFPD @SFPDSjužni pic.twitter.com/MXtaBzfczM
— Henry K. Lee (@henrykleeKTVU) August 8, 2022
According to a press release sent out by Supervisor Matt Dorsey’s office:
“San Francisco should have no place for this type of violence, which in recent years has disproportionately targeted seniors in our AAPI communities.”
He also said in a statement that SF police documented a 567 percent jump in anti-Asian hate crimes in 2021 alone. Yearby was taken to the San Francisco County Jail, where he is being held on suspicion of aggravated battery resulting in serious bodily injury, assault force that could lead to great bodily injury, elder abuse and an increase in serious bodily injury, according to Dorsey’s office.
Categories: Entertaintment
Source: HIS Education