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LA JOLLA
An attorney has agreed to represent a homeless Black man who was punched and arrested by two San Diego police officers in La Jolla last week, and both she and an activist working with the man said Tuesday they are pressing for prosecutors to decline to bring criminal charges in the case.
A bystander recorded cellphone footage of the arrest of Jesse Evans near a busy intersection near UC San Diego on the morning of May 12.
Evans said two police officers stopped him as he unclasped his pants to urinate close to some trees. The confrontation escalated and Evans was wrestled to the ground, where the officers punched him repeatedly in his face and legs.
NBC 7 s Rory Devine shares witness video of an arrest in a La Jolla intersection.
The Police Department has announced an internal investigation into the arrest.
According to SDPD officials, the two officers, whose names have not been released, contacted Evans in the 4100 block of Torrey Pines Road about 9 a.m. Wednesday after seeing him urinating outdoors.
On Friday, Evans denied publicly urinating in the coastal neighborhood near Scripps Institution of Oceanography, though he admitted that he was preparing to when the lawmen approached.
While saying he forgave the officers for what happened, Evans, who had a bandage over his left eye, spoke of a need for better relations between police and the homeless population.
Man involved in violent arrest speaks out
The man at the center of a controversial arrest is sharing his story after cell phone video shows San Diego Police officers punching him during an arrest in La Jolla Author: Heather Hope (Reporter) Updated: 6:37 PM PDT May 14, 2021
SAN DIEGO Speaking with a band-aid on his cheek and with an injury to his eye, Jesse Evans shares what he said happened to him while he was physically arrested by San Diego Police Wednesday morning. The true story is I didn t even get to pee because they came around the corner, I unclipped my pants, I was going to pee anyway, but you can t pee right here. They were talking about indecent exposure,” Jesse said.