Man charged with hate crime for alleged attack of Asian person on Polk Street
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A man has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon and a hate crime for an attack that happened on March 28, the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office announced. The victim of the hate crime was an Asian person.
“Anti-Asian hate crimes are unacceptable, and these baseless attacks have absolutely no place on our streets in San Francisco,” said DA Brooke Jenkins. “Hate crimes shake our communities and have reverberating effects felt in neighborhoods across the City. My office stays committed to prosecuting hate crimes against all races, religions, and groups when we have the evidence necessary to prove a case beyond a reasonable doubt.”
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The alleged attack happened on March 28 at Polk Street and Vallejo Street. In a press release issued Tuesday, the DA’s office did not provide details about what specifically happened.
The suspect was identified as Anell Medrano. He remains in custody, and prosecutors are trying to keep him in jail before he goes to trial because they believe he is a public safety risk, according to the DA’s office.
Medrano was charged with a hate crime because he made “racial statements” during the assault, the DA said.
A police investigation into the assault remains open. Anyone with information is asked to call the San Francisco Police Department’s tip line at (415) 575-4444 or text a tip to TIP411 and begin the text message with “SFPD.”
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