Homeless man assaults Santa Monica City Councilman.
City Council Member Attacked by Homeless Man
A Santa Monica city council member was attacked this weekend by a homeless man who had been released from Los Angeles County jail twice with felony charges just days before the incident.
Assault on Councilman Phil Brock
Councilman Phil Brock and his girlfriend were assaulted on Sunday by suspect Sawyer Walden Allee, who threw an unidentified liquid on the couple. Brock had approached Allee, who was tearing down signs on a store, to request he throw the signs away and not litter. Allee then shoved him, shouted obscenities, stole his hat, and threw the liquid.
Allee is charged with battery and grand theft, marking his third felony arrest in less than three weeks.
“I turned to walk away. He took a bottle of some sort of liquid and threw it on me,” Brock
Brock, who advocates on his campaign website for more police and for the enforcement of misdemeanors, told local outlet KTLA 5 that the city is struggling with the homeless problem on its streets.
California’s Struggle with Homelessness and Crime
The attack is the latest incident highlighting California’s struggle with homelessness and crime in its major cities.
Los Angeles County, despite facing record fentanyl deaths, is
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