A man accused of striking an elderly woman with an e-scooter while fleeing San Francisco police Monday evening has been charged with multiple felonies, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced Thursday.
According to court documents, around 8:26 p.m., police said they saw a man riding an electric scooter on the north sidewalk of Ellis Street towards Jones Street, west of Union Square.
An officer recognized the man as Melthon Branch, 35, and knew that he had an outstanding U.S. Marshals Service warrant for his arrest, police said. The officer turned on his lights and sirens to conduct a traffic stop and used the car’s public address system to order Branch to stop…