Former San Bruno police officer faces potential jury trial
10 October 2021
A former San Bruno police officer accused of punching a man he arrested because the man spat in his face will appear in court Oct. 13 for jury trial assignment, the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office said. Julian Arce Garcia, 29, allegedly arrested a man near Starbucks at 1212 El Camino Real in San Bruno in 2019 for being drunk in public. Garcia was the first officer on scene and got into an argument with the man, who was intoxicated, prosecutors said. While handcuffed, the man allegedly spat in Garcia’s face and was confronted by Garcia. The man then ...
Former San Bruno police officer faces potential jury trial
A former San Bruno police officer accused of punching a man he arrested because the man spat in his face will appear in court Oct. 13 for jury trial assignment,