San Francisco · 2026-10-08
Jury acquitted Kevon Gibson of felony charges after body camera footage
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Public defenders will ask a state board to decertify three officers and file a complaint with police oversight.
A San Francisco jury acquitted Kevon Gibson, 33, of three felony resisting-arrest counts after seeing body camera footage of his August 2025 SoMa arrest. Gibson's public defenders allege three officers beat him so badly he nearly lapsed into a coma. He was still convicted of illegal gun possession and misdemeanor resisting arrest.
The public defender's office says it will file a Department of Police Accountability complaint and ask the state to decertify officers Brendan Caraway, Brian Conway and Gabriel Rivera. SFPD says the district attorney's investigations bureau found the force justified; an administrative investigation continues.
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Sources and notes
- SFPD beat city resident into near-coma in 2025 and tried to cover it up, public defenders allege · Mission Local
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