Union City Police Chief's Son Arrested In Brutal Attack (Video)

UNION CITY, CA — Union City Police Chief Darryl McAllister confirmed in an open letter to the community on Wednesday that his son, 18-year-old Tyrone Keith McAllister, was arrested for the brutal attack of a 71-year-old Sikh man in Manteca in the Central Valley. Chief McAllister said he is "disgusted" by the attack and revealed that his son "has been estranged from our family and our home for several months now."

The Chief reported that it pained him to discuss such a private matter, but felt the need to be transparent with the community.

The attack was caught on video. Chief McAllister gives this description of the attack, "The two men confronted the man, apparently in an attempt to rob him, but when the elder did not cooperate, one of the men violently kicked the man in the chest, catapulting him to the ground, and then kicked him again several times as he lay defenseless on the pavement."

"Words can barely describe how embarrassed, dejected, and hurt my wife, daughters, and I feel right now," the Chief continued in his open letter. "Violence and hatred is not what we have taught our children; intolerance for others is not even in our vocabulary, let alone our values. Crime has never been an element of our household, our values, nor the character to which we hold ourselves." (Get Patch real-time email alerts for the latest news from your California neighborhood. Also, download the free Patch iPhone app or free Patch Android app. Also, be sure to follow your local Patch on Facebook!)

The incident was initially investigated as an attempted robbery, but now detectives are looking into whether the assault meets the legal requirements to be charged as a hate crime, according to Manteca police.

Tyrone McAllister has been arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery, elder abuse and assault with a deadly weapon. Another suspect identified only as a 16-year-old juvenile was also arrested.

"It's difficult for us to comprehend how one of three kids who grew up with the same parents, under the same roof, with the same rules and same values and character could wander so far astray. We simply don't know why, or how we got here."

A link to the complete statement on Facebook is below.

— Bay City News contributed to this report; Image by Renee Schiavone, Patch