Video shows Mayor Lurie's security shoving man before fight
Mission Local • • nation
Key Points:
- New security footage challenges the claim by a San Francisco police officer on Mayor Daniel Lurie’s security detail that he was attacked while guarding the mayor, showing the officer shoving Tony Phillips before a physical altercation ensued.
- The video depicts Phillips approaching the bodyguard, who then shoves him into debris, leading to a struggle where the officer is eventually thrown to the ground and injured.
- Mayor Lurie described the incident as the men trying to fight a police officer and blocking the street, though the video shows them standing near the sidewalk with space for vehicles to pass.
- Phillips and Abraham Simon were arrested at the scene, facing multiple charges including assault on a peace officer and resisting arrest; Phillips has a prior accusation from
