The man arrested and charged in the brutal assault of former San Francisco arts commissioner Gregory Chew pleaded not guilty to the crime, and Chew addressed him directly via Zoom.
The man arrested and charged in the brutal assault of former San Francisco arts Commissioner Gregory Chew pleaded not guilty to the crime Friday morning in a San Francisco courtroom.
Derrick Yearby, 34, was arrested Sunday in connection with the beating of Chew, 70. With the not-guilty plea, his public defender has denied all allegations. Yearby has been charged with aggravated battery, assault, elder abuse and a great bodily injury enhancement. He was denied bail. Chew, a leader in the city's Asian American and Pacific Islander community, was struck and knocked to the ground near Folsom and Third streets. He was treated at a nearby hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
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