Police chief’s son held for assault on elderly Sikh man in California
Investigators are trying to determine if the attack was a hate crime
The son of a police chief in California is among two teenagers arrested and charged with attempted robbery and abuse in the brutal attack on a 71-year-old Sikh man this week. The investigators are trying to determine if the attack was a hate crime.
Police arrested 18-year-old Tyrone McAllister and a 16-yearold male juvenile on Wednesday for the attack on Sahib Singh Natt on the side of a road early morning on August 6 in Manteca. McAllister, the son of Union City Police Chief Darryl McAllister, and the juvenile have been charged with attempted robbery, elder abuse and assault with a deadly weapon.
Meanwhile, McAllister’s father posted a statement on the Facebook page of the Union City Police Department saying he is “completely disgusted” to find out that one of the suspects in this “horrific crime” is his son. He said his son has been “estranged” from his family and home for several months now.
Disturbing footage from a surveillance camera had shown that the attack had lasted some minutes.
The attack on Natt is the second on a Sikh man in about a week in California.
On July 31, 50-year-old Surjit Malhi was attacked while putting up campaign signs in support of incumbent Republican Congressman Jeff Denham and others.
Sikh advocacy group The Sikh Coalition has urged members of the community to remain vigilant and report cases of bias, bigotry and backlash in the wake of the attacks. The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) has also condemned the attack on Natt.