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Jury Rejects Murder Charges in San Francisco Elder Abuse Case
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San Francisco Hall of Justice – Photo by David M. GreenwaldBy Vanguard StaffSAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco jury acquitted Antoine Watson of first- and second-degree murder and elder abuse following a monthlong trial stemming from a January 2021 incident that left 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapakdee dead after a fall.
The jury, composed of 12 San Franciscans of varying backgrounds, deliberated for several hours before returning its verdict.
He has spent nearly five years in San Francisco County Jail and is scheduled for sentencing at a future hearing.
Surveillance footage showed Watson returned twice to check on him.
Video showed Watson visibly upset when he parked in the Anza Vista neighborhood around 3 a.m. and again just before 8 a.m. when his car would not start.