A San Francisco artwork gallery proprietor who was seen on video spraying water on a homeless girl with a hose has been arrested, in response to authorities. Here, San Francisco police automobiles sit parked in entrance of the Hall of Justice on February 27, 2014 in San Francisco, Calif.

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A San Francisco artwork gallery proprietor who was seen on video spraying water on a homeless girl with a hose has been arrested, in response to authorities. Here, San Francisco police automobiles sit parked in entrance of the Hall of Justice on February 27, 2014 in San Francisco, Calif.

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Police have arrested a San Francisco artwork gallery proprietor who was caught on video spraying a homeless girl with a water hose.

Collier Gwin, 71, is dealing with a cost of misdemeanor battery after his Wednesday arrest. In a tweet, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins stated that Gwin deliberately and unlawfully sprayed water on a homeless girl, who has not been publicly recognized, sitting on a sidewalk outdoors his gallery on Jan. 9.

Jenkins’ workplace stated it issued an arrest warrant for Gwin after reviewing proof from an investigation performed by the San Francisco Police Department. He was subsequently booked at a county jail. The case stays an open investigation, the San Francisco Police Department said in a statement.

“The alleged battery of an unhoused member of our community is completely unacceptable. Mr. Gwin will face appropriate consequences for his actions,” Jenkins said on Twitter.

In the Jan. 9 video captured of the incident by a close-by retailer proprietor, Gwin — the proprietor of Foster Gwin Gallery in downtown San Francisco — is proven within the body repeatedly shouting “Move!” on the girl, who’s proven sitting on the bottom attempting to dam the water together with her arms as she spoke.

The girl tried to talk to Gwin, however it’s unclear what she stated to him.

Gwin stopped spraying the water to level down the road saying to the lady “Hey, just move! Move. Move. Move. OK, are you going to move?”

The San Francisco Street Crisis Response Team, a city-run program designed to assist homeless folks experiencing psychological well being and substance use crises, responded to the scene and helped the lady who was sprayed, authorities stated.

After the video was shared throughout social media, the entrance window at Gwin’s gallery was shattered, in response to The Los Angeles Times. In a press release on Twitter, District Attorney Jenkins condemned the vandalism performed to Gwin’s gallery.

“The vandalism at Foster Gwin gallery is also completely unacceptable and must stop — two wrongs do not make a right,” she stated.

Representatives for Gwin didn’t instantly reply to NPR’s request for touch upon the incident.

In an interview earlier than his arrest with San Francisco TV station ABC7, Gwin apologized for his actions, saying he’s “deeply apologetic.”

“I completely broke. I am not equipped or trained to deal with a city-wide problem like [homelessness] … I have the video to remind me that this is a large cross the bear,” Gwin informed ABC7.

If convicted, Gwin may withstand six months in jail and a $2,000 superb, authorities stated.