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San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said on Wednesday that her office has issued an arrest warrant for Collier Gwin, an art gallery owner who was seen on video <a href="https://sfstandard.com/housing-development/man-who-turned-hose-on-homeless-woman-is-posh-art-gallery-owner/">spraying down a local homeless woman</a> with a hose.

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San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said on Wednesday that her office has issued an arrest warrant for Collier Gwin, an art gallery owner who was seen on video <a href="https://sfstandard.com/housing-development/man-who-turned-hose-on-homeless-woman-is-posh-art-gallery-owner/">spraying down a local homeless woman</a> with a hose.

Jenkins said in a tweet that Gwin will be charged with misdemeanor battery "for the alleged intentional &amp; unlawful spraying" of the woman, alternately identified as Cora or Q. The incident sparked widespread outrage after a video of the incident went viral.

Jenkins said in a tweet that Gwin will be charged with misdemeanor battery "for the alleged intentional &amp; unlawful spraying" of the woman, alternately identified as Cora or Q. The incident sparked widespread outrage after a video of the incident went viral.

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https://twitter.com/BrookeJenkinsSF/status/1615863110988099588?s=20&amp;t=-4JH5qF55Du5QSyrBKU9mw
</div><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"> Collier later apologized for the incident in a <a href="https://abc7news.com/san-francisco-homeless-water-hose-sprayed-by-art-galley-owner-collier-gwin/12685928/">statement to ABC7</a>, saying that a "breaking point" led him to spray the woman, who is well-known in the area.</figcaption></figure>

This is a developing story and will be updated.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said on Wednesday that her office has issued an arrest warrant for Collier Gwin, an art gallery owner who was seen on video <a href="https://sfstandard.com/housing-development/man-who-turned-hose-on-homeless-woman-is-posh-art-gallery-owner/">spraying down a local homeless woman</a> with a hose. 



Jenkins said in a tweet that Gwin will be charged with misdemeanor battery &#8220;for the alleged intentional &amp; unlawful spraying&#8221; of the woman, alternately identified as Cora or Q. The incident sparked widespread outrage after a video of the incident went viral. 



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">Following <a href="https://twitter.com/SFPD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SFPD</a>&#39;s investigation &amp; reviewing all the evidence provided, my office has issued an arrest warrant for Collier Gwin. Gwin is charged w/ misdemeanor battery for the alleged intentional &amp; unlawful spraying of water on &amp; around a woman experiencing homelessness on 1/9/22.&mdash; Brooke Jenkins 謝安宜 (@BrookeJenkinsSF) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrookeJenkinsSF/status/1615863110988099588?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 19, 2023</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
</div><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"> Collier later apologized for the incident in a <a href="https://abc7news.com/san-francisco-homeless-water-hose-sprayed-by-art-galley-owner-collier-gwin/12685928/">statement to ABC7</a>, saying that a &#8220;breaking point&#8221; led him to spray the woman, who is well-known in the area.</figcaption></figure>



This is a developing story and will be updated. 

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