Man who killed Grandpa Vicha set free on probation
Antoine Watson apologized in court, saying his victim “had every right to take a peaceful morning walk.”
A San Francisco judge on Thursday ordered probation for Antoine Watson, the man whose fatal shoving of 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapakdee (“Grandpa Vicha”) in 2021 helped galvanize the Stop Asian Hate movement.
Beyond bars
Watson, 25, received an eight-year sentence from Judge Linda H. Colfax, though the rema…
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