Moment three cops arrest San Fran gallery owner after he hosed down homeless ... trends now
This is the moment that three police officers arrested a San Francisco gallery owner after he hosed down a homeless woman outside his business – as fuming locals slam the DA for wasting police recourses amid a rise in crime.
Collier Gwin, 71, was caught on camera spraying a homeless woman with a hose on January 9 after she refused to move to allow him to clear the sidewalk.
The owner of the Foster Gwin art gallery in North Beach, San Francisco, was hauled away by three police officers on January 18 after DA Brooke Jenkins ordered his arrest – branding his actions as completely unacceptable.
Jenkins was initially welcomed by the residents of San Fran, with a no-nonsense attitude, but in recent months has been accused of having 'soft-on-crime' policies as violence and drug dealing skyrocketing.
Pictured: Collier Gwin, who runs Foster Gwin Gallery in the Financial District. He was arrested at 3pm on Wednesday at his gallery after the city's DA issued a warrant for his arrest
Gwin has defended his actions after the footage went viral but apologized shortly before his arrest close to his gallery on Wednesday.
In the footage he can be seen spraying the street, with the woman trying to block the stream of water with her hand.
He then stops spraying to point down the street and says, 'Hey, just move. Move. Move. Move. OK, are you going to move? Are you going to move?'
Jenkins confirmed that the woman who was sprayed did not seek to file charges against Gwin, but prosecutors decided to proceed with the conviction.
She said in a statement: Following San Francisco Police Department's investigation & reviewing all the evidence provided, my office has issued an arrest warrant for Collier Gwin.
'Gwin is charged with misdemeanor battery for the alleged intentional & unlawful spraying of water on & around a woman experiencing homelessness.
Jenkins was initially welcomed by the residents of San Fran, with a no-nonsense attitude, but in recent months has been accused of having 'soft-on-crime' policies as violence and drug dealing skyrocketing
Jenkins - who has been criticized for soft on crime polices in the past - revealed the victim did not seek to file charges against the store owner - who stood by his actions in interviews with various news outlets in recent days
San Francisco District Attorney's Office issued a statement announcing that a warrant for Gwin's arrest had been issued, following pronounced public outcry over the footage
'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.'
Following the viral footage the door and window of Gwin's gallery was shattered – which has also been condemned by the Da.
On Monday, ABC7 in San Francisco reported that Gwin apologized for spraying the woman days after he had said he found it 'hard to apologize.'
He said: 'I know it's very hard to watch. I can only ask others to maybe better understand my breaking point.
'I have the video to constantly remind me that this is a large cross to bear.'
Gwin previously claimed that the woman, known only as Q, had turned over garbage cans in front of his gallery and he asked her to move so he could
