San Rafael Security Guard Arrested for Running Over Juvenile at Mall

Melvin Anthony Kennedy, a 66-year-old security guard employed by a private company contracted to patrol Northgate Mall in San Rafael, was arrested after allegedly striking a juvenile on a bicycle with his security vehicle. The incident occurred after Kennedy became upset when a group of juveniles tore down caution tape closing off a portion of the mall's parking lot. Witnesses reported that Kennedy was yelling at the youths before chasing them in the security vehicle and purposely hitting one of them. After briefly stopping at the scene, Kennedy fled but later returned and surrendered to police. The injured juvenile was treated at a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. Kennedy faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon and felony child abuse and has been booked into Marin County Jail.