Overview
- San Francisco police say two officers on Mayor Daniel Lurie’s protective team sustained non-life-threatening injuries during a March 5 scuffle near Cedar and Polk streets, and the mayor was not hurt.
- The suspects were identified as Tony Shervaughn Phillips, 44, and Abraham Simon, 33, who were booked into San Francisco County Jail on allegations including assault on an officer, obstructing an officer, and—in Simon’s case—an outstanding warrant.
- Initial footage showed a man wrestling a suited security officer to the ground as Lurie briefly appeared nearby before stepping away; additional surveillance video later published by Mission Local appears to show the officer shove Phillips first.
- Union president Louis Wong praised the officers’ response, and city officials confirmed the incident remains under investigation with formal charging decisions pending.
- Records and prior reporting note Phillips was arrested in 2019 on suspicion of a fatal stabbing in the area but was not charged by prosecutors.