San Rafael police officers arrested a Northgate mall security guard for allegedly hitting a 16-year-old bicyclist with his patrol vehicle.
The incident happened at about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday in a parking lot at the mall, police Sgt. Justin Graham said. The driver fled but returned and surrendered to police, Graham said.
According to the preliminary investigation, the guard was angered by youths who removed caution tape that closed off a section of the parking lot. The bicyclist was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, Graham said.
Melvin Anthony Kennedy, 66, of Oakland was booked into the Marin County Jail and released after posting a $50,000 bond, according to court records. The Marin County District Attorney’s Office filed charges of assault with a deadly weapon, felony child abuse, assault likely to produce great bodily injury and corporal injury on a child.
Kennedy is scheduled to be arraigned on Friday. He could not be reached for comment.
Graham said Kennedy worked for a private security company.
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