San Rafael police officers arrested a Northgate mall security guard for allegedly hitting a 16-year-old bicyclist with his patrol vehicle.
The incident happened at about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday in a parking lot at the mall, police Sgt. Justin Graham said. The driver fled but returned and surrendered to police, Graham said.
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According to the preliminary investigation, the guard was angered by youths who removed caution tape that closed off a section of the parking lot. The bicyclist was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, Graham said.
Melvin Anthony Kennedy, 66, of Oakland was booked into the Marin County Jail and released after posting a $50,000 bond, according to court records. The Marin County District Attorney’s Office filed charges of assault with a deadly weapon, felony child abuse, assault likely to produce great bodily injury and corporal injury on a child.
Kennedy is scheduled to be arraigned on Friday. He could not be reached for comment.
Graham said Kennedy worked for a private security company.