San Francisco Police Department announced Sunday a second suspect has been arrested in connection with the robbery of an elderly man's recyclables in the Bayview District.
According to police, the suspect was identified as Jonathan Amerson, 56, of San Francisco. He surrendered himself at Bayview Police station at around 11:30 a.m. Sunday morning.
The robbery happened at a San Francisco Housing Authority complex on Osceola Lane. It was caught on tape in a widely shared viral video.
Amerson was booked on two counts of robbery and two counts of elder abuse. The second set of charges is from a prior incident where Amerson reportedly robbed the same victim of his recycling materials in the same area, police said.
"While arrests have been made," police said, "this remains an open investigation."
Another person, Dwayne Grayson, was arrested Feb. 27. Grayson is allegedly the person who filmed the incident and uploaded it to social media.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the SFPD 24-hour tip line at 1-415-575-444. You can also Text a Tip at TIP411 and begin the text with SFPD. Callers may remain anonymous.
