SEE IT: Battery charges filed after man sprays homeless woman with hose
Julia Johnson
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San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced Wednesday that an arrest warrant was issued for a man who allegedly sprayed a homeless woman with a hose.
The man, identified as Collier Gwin, was charged with misdemeanor battery, per Jenkins.
“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,” she tweeted.
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According to the district attorney, the battery took place on Jan. 9.
Video footage showing a man spraying water on the woman began to spread on social media after the incident.
He can be seen spraying her from a close distance, about 2-3 feet away. The man is also recorded yelling “Move!” at the woman and pointing down the street.
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“You going to move?” he asks her at one point.
The woman was obviously distressed during the incident, waving her arms and talking unintelligibly.
Gwin is reportedly the owner of the Foster Gwin Gallery in the city’s financial district. After the incident last week, he said, “I feel awful, not just because I want to get out of trouble or something like that but because I’d put a tremendous amount of effort into helping this woman,” after admitting to being the man in the video.
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Jenkins further said on Thursday that “the vandalism at Foster Gwin Gallery is also completely unacceptable and must stop. Two wrongs do not make a right.”
Misdemeanor battery carries penalties of up to six months in county jail and a fine of up to $2,000 in California.