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police brutality
Today, the SF Public Defender’s Office released police body-worn camera footage showing SFPD officers brutally beating and kneeling on the head and neck of 33-year-old Kevon Gibson, who was hospitalized for several days after the incident in August 2025.
08
Oct

SFPD Officers Brutally Beat and Hospitalized a Black Man, DA’s Office Tried to Cover it Up

October 8, 2026,
Today, the SF Public Defender’s Office released police body-worn camera footage showing SFPD officers brutally beating and kneeling on the head and neck of 33-year-old Kevon Gibson, who was hospitalized for several days after the incident in August 2025. The Public Defender’s Office also revealed how the District Attorney’s Office charged Gibson with crimes he...
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12
Jan

Charges Dismissed Against Man Whose Face was Fractured by SFPD During an Illegal Detention

January 12, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 12, 2022  MEDIA CONTACT: SF Public Defender’s Office | Valerie.Ibarra@sfgov.org | (628)249-7946 **PRESS RELEASE** Charges Dismissed Against Man Whose Face was Fractured by SFPD During an Illegal Detention SAN FRANCISCO — Yesterday, a prosecutor dismissed all charges against Sergio Lugo who was falsely accused of assaulting an SFPD officer when plainclothes...
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14
Dec

Charges Dismissed Against Motorist Brutalized by SFPD Officers After Accidental Collision in 2018 [VIDEOS]

December 14, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 14, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: San Francisco Public Defender’s Office | Valerie.Ibarra@sfgov.org | (628)249-7946 **PRESS RELEASE** Charges Dismissed Against Motorist Brutalized by SFPD Officers After Accidental Collision in 2018 Police claimed the man’s motorcycle pinned an officer in a car door, but video surveillance being released today shows otherwise SAN FRANCISCO –...
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15
Dec

Acquittal, Hung Jury For Man at Center of BART Video

December 15, 2016
A young man shown on video in a physical confrontation with BART police has been acquitted of four counts of battery on a police officer, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced today.
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02
Dec

Op-Ed: Why No Charges in Police-Involved Beating in SF?

December 2, 2015
It's been nearly three weeks and the officers names have not been released. The incident report remains a secret.
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18
Mar

Faulty ID, Illegal Arrest Result in Acquittals

March 18, 2015
A man falsely accused of causing the death of an elderly newspaper vendor has been acquitted, while a fast food customer tackled by police after being mistaken for a drug dealer has also been cleared of charges, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced today.
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21
Jul

Jaywalker Hurt By Police Found Not Guilty Of Attacking Officer

July 21, 2011
A jaywalker facing five years in prison after defending himself against police brutality was found not guilty of assault with a deadly weapon against an officer and resisting arrest, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced today.
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