Wesley David Pollard pleaded no contest to a reduced charge in the notorious downtown clash with a plainclothes officer during a TV interview; the bulk of his sentence involves court-ordered mental…
in April, pleaded to several misdemeanors and was sentenced to court-ordered mental health treatment following a judge’s ruling Wednesday.
Ryan ordered Pollard, a San Jose resident, to appear Aug. 9 in a mental health treatment courtroom, where the exact requirements of his sentence will be determined. He was also given a suspended six-month jail term — which can be modified or invoked depending on his adherence to treatment — and was issued stay-away orders for Mahan and the police officer.
Pollard allegedly threatened the officer and did not back away, and eventually punched the officer in the head, all of which can be seen in video of the incident that was widely disseminated afterward. Pollard was eventually arrested after a lengthy struggle that ended after several bystanders came to the officer’s aid.
“He was the aggressor,” Nguyen said, referring to Pollard. “In the video, the defendant was the first person to throw a punch.” After the incident, the San Jose Police Department asserted that off camera, the officer identified himself and tried to de-escalate the confrontation.
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