Collier Gwin agrees to pretrial diversion and community service in viral homeless case
SAN FRANCISCO, July 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A San Francisco judge today approved a pretrial diversion agreement for Collier Gwin, the Jackson Square business owner who attempted to move an unhoused woman with a garden hose as he was cleaning outside his storefront.
- Gwin, an art gallery owner and 42-year resident of San Francisco, was charged with misdemeanor battery after a video of the incident went viral.
- Upon completion, the charge against Mr. Gwin will be diverted out of the criminal justice system, dismissed and he will have no criminal record.
- "Collier has paid a high price, with physical damage to his property and immense reputational damage from the video of the event.
- At the very least, the city should provide safe and clean streets and sidewalks in exchange for our tax dollars.