{"id":2230900,"date":"2024-04-26T12:35:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T16:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-san-jose-mayors-security-assaulted-on-street-during-tv-interview-mayor-recommits-to-more-police\/"},"modified":"2024-04-26T12:38:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T16:38:09","slug":"watch-san-jose-mayors-security-assaulted-on-street-during-tv-interview-mayor-recommits-to-more-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-san-jose-mayors-security-assaulted-on-street-during-tv-interview-mayor-recommits-to-more-police\/","title":{"rendered":"San Jose Mayor&#8217;s security attacked during TV interview, Mayor vows increased police presence"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-san-jose-mayors-security-assaulted-on-street-during-tv-interview-mayor-recommits-to-more-police%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2230900&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The mayor of San Jose, California,\u2063 faced an assault on his bodyguard during a \u200cstreet TV interview.\u200b Mayor Matt Mahan was speaking when a \u200dman walked by, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ag-garland-finally-comes-to-his-senses-issues-additional-protection-for-supreme-court-justices\/\" title=\"AG Garland Finally Comes to His Senses, Issues Additional Protection for Supreme Court Justices\">shouting obscenities<\/a> and causing a commotion. Despite the disturbance,\u200c Mahan maintained\u200b composure, addressing\u2062 the \u2062situation calmly. The incident, captured on video, drew attention to \u200cthe\u2064 need for \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-armed-man-posing-as-federal-agent-arrested-at-rfk-jr-event-in-los-angeles\/\" title=\"Armed imposter posing as federal agent nabbed at RFK Jr. event in LA.\">heightened\u2062 security measures<\/a> in the area. The mayor of San Jose, California, Mayor Matt\u200c Mahan, dealt with an attack \u2062on\u2062 his bodyguard during \u200da street TV interview. Despite\u2063 a passerby shouting\u2063 obscenities, causing a disturbance, Mahan stayed composed\u2063 and handled\u2063 the situation\u2064 calmly. The incident highlighted the necessity for increased security measures in the vicinity,\u200c as\u2064 shown in \u2063the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blm-and-antifa-activists-who-tried-to-frame-right-wing-group-for-crimes-convicted-of-arson\/\" title=\"BLM and Antifa Activists Who Tried to Frame Right Wing Group for Crimes Convicted of Arson\">captured video footage<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>The mayor of San Jose, California, was in the middle of doing a television interview on the streets of his city when a man walking by suddenly assaulted the mayor\u2019s bodyguard.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Matt Mahan, a Democrat, was speaking into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kron4.com\/news\/bay-area\/video-physical-altercation-breaks-out-between-san-jose-mayors-security-detail-pedestrian-during-kron4-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KRON4\u2019s<\/a> news camera in downtown San Jose when a black male carrying a backpack walked by and shouted something, including a bleeped obscenity, video of the incident showed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would not let him go in there if we can,\u201d Mahan immediately said with a nervous laugh, pointing to the nearby restaurant. Mahan was in the area for a restaurant opening.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A fight breaks out in the middle of a TV interview with San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan between the Mayor\u2019s security detail and a pedestrian walking by. <\/p>\n<p>The incident happened last Tuesday when a pedestrian walked by Mahan and attempted to enter a building as he was talking loudly on\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X1zCi736J9\">pic.twitter.com\/X1zCi736J9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RedWave Press (@RedWave_Press) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RedWave_Press\/status\/1783260203623838041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The man continued to speak aggressively to the mayor\u2019s group, telling them, \u201cJust slap me in the ****ing face.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSorry, we\u2019re doing an interview, sir,\u201d Mahan told him.<\/p>\n<p>The man claimed to work nearby.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m talking on the phone. You got a problem? Ok cool. I appreciate you minding your ****ing business,\u201d the man told the mayor\u2019s security detail. \u201cI\u2019m going to go do what the **** I\u2019m going to do right before you walked up to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The situation escalated when the man threw his backpack to the ground and told the mayor\u2019s security detail, a San Jose police officer, \u201cI will smack you right now, bitch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The man appeared to land a punch to the bodyguard\u2019s head. The two scuffled for several more minutes as the mayor\u2019s group called the police. Eventually the man yelled, \u201clet me go,\u201d and several more men helped the bodyguard subdue the man.<\/p>\n<p>The mayor\u2019s security detail suffered head and neck pain and stayed overnight in the hospital. The mayor was not physically harmed during the altercation. The suspect was identified by police as Wesley Pollard, 35, and was booked in Santa Clara County Main Jail on multiple charges including felony battery of a police officer.<\/p>\n<p>The mayor released a statement in the aftermath of the violent incident, calling for more police officers in San Jose.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMayor Matt Mahan is deeply grateful to his security detail and the entire San Jose Police Department. The actions of the Officer tonight were heroic and a testament to the deescalation training that makes our officers effective, compassionate and stewards of community trust. His thoughts are with the Officer and he hopes for a speedy recovery,\u201d the mayor\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Mayor understands how privileged he is to have an armed officer protecting him at all times, and is resolved in his commitment to create a safer city for everyone,\u201d the statement continued. \u201cThat means hiring more police officers and addressing the root causes of crime, including by intervening earlier and more effectively in cycles of addiction, mental illness and violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mahan has previously committed to hiring more cops, but last year he was <a href=\"https:\/\/sanjosespotlight.com\/san-jose-is-failing-on-promise-to-add-more-police-officers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">criticized<\/a> for being slow to staff up the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-police-officer-discovers-young-man-walking-to-work-offers-him-life-changing-gift\/\" title=\"Flashback: Police Officer Discovers Young Man Walking to Work, Offers Him Life-Changing Gift\">police department<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a street TV interview in San Jose, California, Mayor Matt Mahan, a Democrat, faced an unexpected assault on his bodyguard by a passing man. The incident occurred as the mayor spoke on camera for KRON4 news, stressing the need for increased security measures downtown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":2230901,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1246023661.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2230900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1246023661.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2230900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2230900"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2230900\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2230901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2230900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2230900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2230900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}