“Truly pathetic” Sources tell me charges were dropped in the case of this 75-year old woman who was dragged by her hair & assaulted in an attempted carjacking in the Richmond in March.
I wanted to know why & reached out to Rachel Marshall…
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Here are our emails. (There are more but I can only post 4 at a time) & by now you get the gist of the back-and-forth.
Note: my information is indeed accurate. I reviewed my logs of what I said to the ADA back in March about blurring & they only refer to TV and website video.
The Good Samaritan who saved the senior (punched thru her windshield to scare the suspects) said in part:
“I believe in restorative justice and I understand Chesa has a model but… his way of going about it is not working.” He later said “you lost a fan.”
The victim provided this statement thru her son saying in part:
“That is truly pathetic. Give a bunch of thieves some gloves and let them loose to do whatever they want and to enjoy stolen money.”
She has spent $$$ on repairs to her car, glasses, etc. abc7ne.ws/3fa1Kok
I should also mention 1 suspect who was not arrested or charged allegedly used a credit card belonging to the victim to make a cash app transfer.
Sources tell me SFPD wrote an arrest warrant but says the DA did not want to pursue it & requested video of the transaction.
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Ben was a guard at a homeless facility where it happened.
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He saw my story & ID’d Thompson right away (1/5)
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Ben says if Thompson was beind bars & not on mental health diversion in 2020 — the double stabbing of 2 Asian seniors on Market this week would not have happened.
Mr. Thompson refused to show up at his arraignment today.
𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗚𝗘𝗥 𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚: after much discussion and debate, I am choosing to show you video I obtained from sources of the two Asian senior women were stabbed along Market Street this week.
There always has to be a purpose to what is shown. To show context.
In this case my team and I felt like it was important to see what happened so you understand how serious this crime is— as you learn the previous criminal history of the suspect.
You can see how calmly the suspect approaches
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There are others in the area but the women are the clear targets.
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A bystander rushed to help. More came shortly after.
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I spoke to one yesterday who cradled Mrs. Fong while SFPD arrived (3/5) #AAPI
The grandson and his family have requested privacy during this time. I promise them I would learn as much as I could about their suspected perpetrator and his record.
Here is the only real @gofundme the Eng family has set up.
Grandson Andrew says he doesn’t like asking for a handout but that his grandma really needs the support. I told him the community wants to help ❤️ bit.ly/3enyEBv
Sources tell me this happened at the 4th/Stockton intersection. Suspect not yet in custody.
A man is in custody. He appears to have a thin build and some say he lives/hangs around the area. That’s the only suspect description I can share right now.
@KateABC7 working story tonight for @abc7newsbayarea & learned the suspect was apprehended along Eddy.