Posted on 10/18/2004 9:49:54 PM PDT by SmithL
A man who says off-duty San Francisco police officers shoved him to the ground, punched him and dragged him down a street in a chokehold took the witness stand this afternoon to detail the alleged assault in the trial of Matthew Tonsing and David Lee.
Former officer Alex Fagan Jr., also accused of participating in the fight, was mentioned often in San Francisco Superior Court today, but his trial has been separated from that of Tonsing and Lee.
The confrontation at the corner of Union and Laguna streets in the early morning hours of Nov. 20, 2002 allegedly began when Tonsing demanded the steak fajitas that Adam Snyder was carrying.
The subsequent investigation came to be known as "Fajita-gate," with several police officers and command staff being indicted for alleged obstruction of justice. The charges were later dropped.
Defense attorneys for Tonsing and Lee said in their opening statements this morning that Snyder and Jade Santoro have pursued the case for financial gain and that Santoro started the fight.
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
the cop musta thought it was a donut.
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