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out there who was not emotionally fit to be there.”

Asked about the fines July 28, Burris told the B.A.R., “I’m surprised they’d [Kingdom Group Protective Services] have him [Anthony] working but I think it goes to the lack of willingness to ensure their workers were being compliant with state law. My feeling is that, given that he had no badge apparent, uniform apparent, and a gun in a concealed manner, it’s conceivable Banko Brown didn’t know he was being attacked by a security officer. That may have escalated the situation.”

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins declined to prosecute Anthony, citing self-defense, in a decision criticized even by some of her supporters. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to ask California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office to investigate. Bonta’s office confirmed it is looking into the matter of whether Jenkins’ decision not to file charges in the case was an abuse of discretion.

The Board of Supervisors had also asked the U.S. Department of Justice to intervene, but as the B.A.R. recently reported, it punted the case to Bonta’s office. t