A former San Francisco-based Walgreens manager faces up to one year in prison and a $10,000 fine after being convicted this week of assaulting a suspected shoplifter.
The Context
The former manager, 46-year-old Guang Hong, was working at Walgreens when he attacked the alleged shoplifter on March 19.
Hong is no longer an employee at Walgreens and hasn’t been “for months,” a source close to the case told Newsweek.
What To Know
A jury convicted Hong of assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury this week, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced.
Assault is a “wobbler” offense in California, meaning prosecutors can elect to charge it as a felony or misdemeanor. Hong was convicted of a misdemeanor, the DA’s office confirmed to Newsweek…