An arrest warrant has been issued for the white San Francisco man, Collier Gwin, who sprayed a Black, harmless homeless woman with a water hose on a sidewalk on Montgomery Street, according to SF District Attorney Brooke Jenkins.
“Following @SFPD‘s investigation & reviewing all the evidence provided, my office has issued an arrest warrant for Collier Gwin,” Jenkins posted on Twitter. “Gwin is charged w/ misdemeanor battery for the alleged intentional & unlawful spraying of water on [and] around a woman experiencing homelessness on 1/9/23.”
Following @SFPD‘s investigation & reviewing all the evidence provided, my office has issued an arrest warrant for Collier Gwin. Gwin is charged w/ misdemeanor battery for the alleged intentional & unlawful spraying of water on & around a woman experiencing homelessness on 1/9/22.
— Brooke Jenkins 謝安宜 (@BrookeJenkinsSF) January 19, 2023
With the misdemeanor battery charge, Gwin could face over six months in jail and a $2,000 fine.
“The alleged battery of an unhoused member of our community is completely unacceptable,” Jenkins said in her statement. “Mr. Gwin will face appropriate consequences for his actions. Likewise, the vandalism at Foster Gwin gallery is also completely unacceptable and must stop – two wrongs do not make a right.”
The alleged battery of an unhoused member of our community is completely unacceptable. Mr. Gwin will face appropriate consequences for his actions. Likewise, the vandalism at Foster Gwin gallery is also completely unacceptable and must stop – two wrongs do not make a right.
— Brooke Jenkins 謝安宜 (@BrookeJenkinsSF) January 19, 2023
As reported by News Onyx, a video went viral showing Gwin spraying a homeless woman in front of the Barbarossa Lounge, next to his shop, Foster Gwin Art & Antiques. Disregarding the cold weather, Gwin sprayed the woman for a few seconds before turning off the hoes and telling her to move. Gwin tried to justify his actions by stating the unidentified woman was violent with him before hosing her down.
Only in San Francisco. Business owner #reelsinstagram #shorts #briochesf @sfgov @SFGate @SupervisorTang @AaronPeskin @Telemundo48 No respect ✊? pic.twitter.com/Gn2mmPpLtb
— #briochesf (@briochesf) January 9, 2023
