Union City police chief ’embarrassed, dejected’ after son’s arrest in attack on elderly Sikh man

UNION CITY — The “devastated” police chief of the Union City Police Department expressed disgust toward his 18-year-old son in a lengthy statement following a vicious attack on a 71-year-old Sikh man in Manteca that was captured on video.

Police Chief Darryl McAllister’s 18-year-old son, Tyrone McAllister, is one of two people suspected in the attack. Manteca police also arrested a 16-year-old.

“I am completely disgusted in sharing with you that … I received a call from Manteca PD that the suspect  in this horrific crime turns out to be my 18-year-old son,” Chief McAllister said in a statement posted on social media. McAllister issued the statement Wednesday afternoon.

“Words can barely describe how embarrassed, dejected, and hurt my wife and daughters and I feel right now,” he continued. “Violence and hatred is not what we have taught our children; intolerance for others is not even in our vocabulary, let alone our values. Crimes have never been an element of our household, our values, nor the character to which we hold ourselves.”

The attack happened just after 6 a.m. Monday, when the younger McAllister and the other male confronted the man who was out for a morning walk around Graystone Park in the 800 block of Agate Avenue.

Video showed that after an exchange of words, the two suspects kicked him, knocking him to the ground, and spat on him, Manteca police said. After briefly waving a firearm, the males walked away. The man was taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries and later released.

Manteca police credited the arrests to officer efforts and tips from community residents.

“The public’s assistance in providing information with this case was instrumental in identifying the suspects and allowed my investigators to make a quick arrest,” Manteca police Sgt. Wayne Miller said in a statement.

Based on suspect descriptions from witnesses, surveillance-camera footage from a house across from the park and tips, police arrested McAllister and the juvenile on suspicion of attempted robbery, elder abuse and assault with a deadly weapon. Investigators have not yet completed an assessment as to whether the incident meets hate-crime charging standards.

“I wish to express my sincerest appreciation to so many of you from the Union City Community who have expressed your kindness and empathy for the victim and his family, the Manteca community, and for me,” Chief McAllister said. “You are the true spirit of character that makes this community so great.”