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San Francisco District Attorney Files Charges in Yale Choir Beating Case
Monday, March 05, 2007
SAN FRANCISC - Police issued arrest warrants Monday for two men accused of
a New Year's Eve attack on members of an all-male a capella group from Yale
University.
Richard Aicardi and Brian Dwyer were charged with assaulting two members of
the Baker's Dozen outside a party held in honor of the 16 student singers.
Witnesses at the time said the trouble started after the vocalists, wearing
sports jackets and ties, sang "The Star Spangled Banner."
Evan Gogel, one of the two most seriously injured chorus members, suffered a
concussion when Aicardi, Dwyer and others repeatedly kicked him while he was
on the ground, police said. Aicardi also was charged with punching Bakers
Dozen member William Bailey as he tried to get away.
"This was a cowardly attack on defenseless victims," District Attorney
Kamala Harris said in a statement. "We are going to hold accountable those
who have been identified as responsible."
In the 10 weeks since the widely publicized attack, the San Francisco Police
Department weathered criticism from families of the Yale students who were
upset by what they considered a slow and inadequate response.
Police and Harris said the investigation was hampered because the young men
could not identify their attackers. San Francisco investigators subsequently
flew to Los Angeles and to New Haven, Conn. to gather more information.
Harris said Monday that she did not have enough evidence to charge anyone in
the assault on a Baker's Dozen singer who suffered a broken jar during the
melee, but that she had not ruled out the possibility that additional
charges would be filed.
"If additional evidence emerges, we will move forward in that case as well,"
said DA Harris.
San Francisco District Attorney Files Charges in Yale Choir Beating Case
Monday, March 05, 2007
SAN FRANCISC - Police issued arrest warrants Monday for two men accused of
a New Year's Eve attack on members of an all-male a capella group from Yale
University.
Richard Aicardi and Brian Dwyer were charged with assaulting two members of
the Baker's Dozen outside a party held in honor of the 16 student singers.
Witnesses at the time said the trouble started after the vocalists, wearing
sports jackets and ties, sang "The Star Spangled Banner."
Evan Gogel, one of the two most seriously injured chorus members, suffered a
concussion when Aicardi, Dwyer and others repeatedly kicked him while he was
on the ground, police said. Aicardi also was charged with punching Bakers
Dozen member William Bailey as he tried to get away.
"This was a cowardly attack on defenseless victims," District Attorney
Kamala Harris said in a statement. "We are going to hold accountable those
who have been identified as responsible."
In the 10 weeks since the widely publicized attack, the San Francisco Police
Department weathered criticism from families of the Yale students who were
upset by what they considered a slow and inadequate response.
Police and Harris said the investigation was hampered because the young men
could not identify their attackers. San Francisco investigators subsequently
flew to Los Angeles and to New Haven, Conn. to gather more information.
Harris said Monday that she did not have enough evidence to charge anyone in
the assault on a Baker's Dozen singer who suffered a broken jar during the
melee, but that she had not ruled out the possibility that additional
charges would be filed.
"If additional evidence emerges, we will move forward in that case as well,"
said DA Harris.
