A firefighter attacked a sheriff in Original Joe’s. He’s getting a slap on the wrist

A San Francisco firefighter who allegedly attacked an off-duty Marin County sheriff’s deputy at Italian restaurant Original Joe’s is set to have his case dismissed by the district attorney’s office as part of a diversion program.

Prosecutors say Eigil Qwist assaulted David Gallegioni in October. Gallegioni had confronted Qwist and his boss, Deputy Fire Chief Patrick Rabbitt, saying one of them touched his daughter’s butt.

Qwist was charged with misdemeanor assault and battery months later, on Jan. 20. A San Francisco Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday that Qwist’s case will be dismissed if he pays $2,000 restitution and remains out of trouble for 45 days…

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