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SLO City employee guilty of random assault, video

April 15, 2019

Chris Olcott

By KAREN VELIE

A San Luis Obispo city employee pleaded guilty last month to assaulting two people at Mr.Rick’s in Avilia Beach and was sentenced to 60 days in the SLO County Jail. [Cal Coast Times]

On May 28, 2016, Chris Olcott, a city planning and building department inspector, was having drinks with his wife and another couple at Mr. Rick’s when he noticed Isaac McCormack and Camile Chavez standing behind him at the bar. After glancing back at McCormack and Chavez several times, Olcott pushed Chavez, a special education teacher at Righetti High School.

After he bumped her the second time, Chavez pushed back. Olcott responded by hitting her in the face with his elbow, and knocking her unconscious.

While Chavez lay unconscious on the floor, Olcott punched McCormack in the back of the head three times. Chavez was transported by ambulance to a local hospital where she was treated for a concussion. McCormick was also diagnosed with a concussion.

Olcott had not met or spoken to Chavez or McCormack before the assault.

“I was struck by someone I never met before,” McCormick said. “After the bodyguards took him outside, he (Olcott) said, ‘I don’t care, I’ll do it again.’ “

“I do not know what I did to deserve such a thing,” McCormack added.

In Jan. 2018, Olcott stood trial for a felony charge of battery with serious bodily injury and a misdemeanor charge of battery.

The 13 day trial resulted in a hung jury. Chavez said she overheard a juror ask why Olcott should lose his job because of two drunk Mexicans in bar.

At a March 21 hearing, Olcott pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge in exchange for a dismissal of the felony charge. San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge Jacquelyn Duffy sentenced Olcott to 60 days in jail with a three-year suspended sentence, and ordered him to take alcohol addiction classes. He is slated to turn himself in on May 20.

“I cannot believe they made a deal with him when he is obviously guilty of this,” Chavez said. “Even now, I am still on medication and in therapy.”

 


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There’s usually [at least] one of these types in every nightclub, bar or drinking establishment, it goes with the territory…

Don’t think for a second that Ms. Chaves’s ethnicity didn’t play a role in the decision by your DA to plea this out but for the life of me I don’t see why she didn’t bring up (if in fact she didn’t) the comment she heard to the ADA trying this case, and if she did, why he or she didn’t try and disqualify the juror in question.

You get what you vote for folks and I still remember all the support most of the posters here on CCN gave this guy at election time, and I bet a dollar to a dime this and all of his other mishaps won’t make one damn bit of difference if a Democrat runs for his office in the next cycle.

Results before politics? In SLO? Not likely….


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How the hell does the jury hang with a clear video. That’s just BS. Frickin dumb ass jurors.


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Total chicken shit asshole. Assaulting a defenseless couple by sucker punching them. What is wrong with the DA’s office. First the dog attack now this. Complete incompetence. And how about these juries !!! Lets hope the victims find justice in civil court.


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It’s not clear from the article but I wonder what if any disciplinary action will be taken by the City’s HR department, or will even loose his job?


35

Nothing will happen, knowing SLO city he may even get a raise.


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Please tell me he was fired.


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We would call that a B*tch move in the neighborhood, sucker punching a woman in the head and then the dude facing away from him. Have fun in jail DB.


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Loser


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Smile…you’re on candid camera….

Nice way to ruin your life….

Watch for Mr. Tough guy sucker puncher to be working at your local McDonald’s….


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If there were no threatening words said prior and the jury was able to see the security video… How in the world do they come back with a hung jury? I would’ve loved to survey that group… He obviously didn’t express much remorse at the time…maybe a few loud nights in the slammer with some like minded individuals will help him get a grip. The judge shouldve added 6 months of working for the woman he hit in the head. Pathetic.


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