A security guard for Mayor Matt Mahan was involved in a violent altercation in downtown San Jose on Tuesday. During an interview being recorded, a suspect approached the crew, spewed profanity, and assaulted a plainclothes police officer. The incident was captured on video, showing the suspect instigating the assault and subsequently being arrested by the San Jose Police Department.
The suspect was booked into Santa Clara County Main Jail on multiple charges, including felony battery on a police officer. The motive and circumstances of the altercation are currently under investigation by the authorities.
