A man has been arrested after he disrupted an interview with San Jose, Calif., Mayor Matt Mahan and picked a fight with his security guard.
Mahan was participating in an interview with KRON4 Tuesday evening, when a passerby interrupted the shot. The man was apparently talking on the phone, when Mahan said, “We’re doing an interview, sir.”
The man then began to curse at the security guard, saying he “will f‑‑‑ing smack” him, and Mahan backed away. The video captures the man punching the security detail, reportedly a plain clothes San Jose Police officer, in the head before the fight continued.
“Mayor Matt Mahan is deeply grateful to his security detail and the entire San Jose Police Department,” Mahan’s spokesperson Tasha Dean said in a statement. “The actions of the Officer were heroic and a testament to the de-escalation training that makes our officers effective, compassionate and stewards of community trust.”
San Jose Police Department acting Chief Paul Joseph said the officer was able to take the man into custody.