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District Attorney George Gascón
A San Francisco sheriff's deputy has been slammed by the district attorney with four felony charges and a misdemeanor for the Nov. 3 alleged battery of a patient at San Francisco General Hospital, the San Francisco District Attorney's office said Friday.
Police arrested deputy Michael R. Lewelling, 33, after he falsely reported that a patient at the hospital, who uses a cane, had assaulted him while on duty — but the patient hadn't. The exact opposite had happened, according to a video shown to District Attorney George Gascón Friday.
“The fact that a Sheriff’s Deputy allegedly battered a patient at San Francisco General Hospital is unnerving,” said Gascón. “What’s worse is that he’s also alleged to have perjured himself on a police report, unforgivable conduct that led to the arrest of the innocent victim.”
