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From March 2nd- The San Francisco district attorney’s office said Monday it is withdrawing charges and pursuing a “restorative justice” model against a 20-year-old man arrested in the robbery of an elderly Asian man in his 70s that was captured on a video that went viral.
The move came a day after a second suspect in the robbery surrendered to police. Jonathan Amerson, 56, was booked Sunday for investigation of two counts each of robbery and elder abuse, police said in press release Monday.
District Attorney Chesa Boudin campaigned heavily last year on a progressive criminal justice platform that included restorative justice, which relies on reconciliation with victims over punishment of offenders.