A former San Bruno police officer accused of punching a man he arrested in the face has had charges dismissed because of a lack of sufficient evidence, the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office said.
Julian Garcia allegedly arrested a man near Starbucks at 1212 El Camino Real in San Bruno, in 2019, for being drunk in public. While handcuffed, the man allegedly spat in Garcia’s face and was confronted by Garcia. The man then spat in his face again, and Garcia allegedly struck the handcuffed man three times in the face with his hands, two with closed fists, prosecutors said.
The man was accused of then head-butting Garcia, who hit the man in the jaw twice with closed fists, prosecutors said.
A six-day jury trial in December remained deadlocked at 8-4 for guilty. The court later declared a mistrial and discharged the jurors.
After talking with the jurors, prosecutors felt the evidence was insufficient to get all 12 jurors to agree. Garcia was charged with being a public officer who assaults or beats a person, prosecutors said.
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