Boudin drops serious gun charges for felon with long history of gun crimes; Felon goes on to murder innocent student two months later while wearing an ankle monitor.
Kevin Chow, 19-year old victim of the shooting murder
Convicted felon Zion Dwayne Young has been subsequently arrested for assault with a deadly weapon and multiple times for gun possession. On February 20, 2020 SFPD arrested Young again on 11 felonies related to firearms. Despite Young’s history of repeated arrests for being a felon in possession of a firearm and assault with a deadly weapon, Boudin thought it was a safe idea to only charge Young with one misdemeanor and slap an ankle monitor on him. Just two months later, Young was arrested for shooting and killing Kelvin Chew, a 19-year old student from the Portola neighborhood. Kelvin bled to death on the sidewalk. Kelvin’s mother, now heartbroken, who waited for him to come home that fateful day, now awaits justice for his murder.
Blunder: Released Suspect Assaulted an S.F. Mother
Suspect kidnaps and sexually assaults woman;
released on ankle monitor and arrested for rape two months later
A San Francisco mother was kidnapped and attacked while on a jog in September 2020. Fearing she was about to be raped, she fought off her attacker and escaped. Her assistance led to the arrest of her suspected attacker, Allen Stewart. Following his arrest, Stewart was released on an ankle monitor. Two months later he was arrested for raping a woman in a San Francisco parking garage. He was wearing his ankle monitor while committing the rape. Prior to both attacks, Stewart was arrested and released for committing felony robbery and assault. Boudin refused to answer questions from ABC 7 on this story.
Blunder: Dismissed Felony Charges
On February 4, 2021, Arnulfo Villanueva was walking in the Excelsior neighborhood when he became a hit and run victim. He was run over by a driver who ran a stop sign and then drove off, leaving a seriously injured Villanueva lying in the street. San Francisco police officers arrested the suspected driver on February 22, 2021 for felony Hit and Run. Rather than hold the suspect accountable, Chesa Boudin dismissed the felony charges and sent the case to “Neighborhood Court” which is reserved for “non-violent misdemeanor” cases. A suspect who takes zero responsibility for her actions by driving off after hitting an innocent pedestrian must be held accountable.
In March of 2020, Chesa Boudin cut career criminal Troy McAlister a sweetheart deal by releasing him onto SF streets after being convicted for armed robbery. Upon his release, McAlister went on a months long crime spree and was arrested at least 5 times in San Francisco. Boudin refused to press charges after any of those arrests, allowing McAlister to keep terrorizing our city.
On December 31, 2020, while driving a stolen car, under the influence and in possession of a gun, McAlister ran down and killed Hanako Abe & Elizabeth Platt, then fled. After discovering Boudin’s refusal to prosecute McAllister, KPIX 5 exposed that Boudin, while a Public Defender/Criminal Defense Attorney, appeared in court for McAlister on the very same armed robbery case that he cut McAlister loose on when he became District Attorney. Boudin hid this blatant conflict of interest from the public.
In keeping with his beliefs, Boudin refused to keep McAlister behind bars for his armed robbery conviction and the consequences were devastating for Hanako Abe and Elizabeth Platt.
Blunder: Refusing to Prosecute
Another Attack/Another Dangerous Outcome
“This case represents yet another instance where Boudin blundered and is not prosecuting an individual that attacked police officers. We have a duty to expose these dangerous decisions and hope San Franciscans will hold Boudin accountable.”
— Tony Montoya, President
SFPOA
