US EditionMan convicted in the deadly 2021 assault of a Thai grandfather in San Francisco avoids prison
Antoine Watson received credit for about five years served and probation with strict conditions after being convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 killing of Vicha Ratanapakdee.
- A man convicted of fatally assaulting an 84-year-old Thai grandfather in San Francisco in 2021 avoided prison time after being sentenced to eight years but receiving credit for time already served.
- The attack on Vicha Ratanapakdee, who died after being knocked down during a morning walk, galvanized activism against anti-Asian hate crimes exacerbated by COVID-19.
- Ratanapakdee's daughter expressed disappointment that the consequences did not reflect the seriousness of her father's unprovoked killing.
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No Prison for Man Convicted of Killing 'Grandpa Vicha'
The man convicted in the fatal 2021 attack of an older Thai man in San Francisco will be able to avoid prison time, a judge ruled on Thursday. Antoine Watson, 25, was sentenced to eight years for manslaughter in the death of Vicha Ratanapakdee, 84. But, having already spent five...
San Francisco Judge Frees Man Who Killed 84-Year-Old 'Grandpa Vicha' in Unprovoked Attack After Citing Murderer's 'Traumatic Childhood,' Releases Him on Probation
A San Francisco Superior Court activist judge has ordered the immediate release and probation of Antoine Watson, the man convicted in the 2021 unprovoked killing of 84-year-old Thai immigrant Vicha Ratanapakdee, widely known as “Grandpa Vicha.” On Thursday, Judge Linda Colfax sentenced Watson to a total of eight years but suspended the remaining portion of the term after giving him credit for approximately five years already served in San Franci…
'The thug who killed my dad is being let out of prison early — it's insulting'
Antoine Watson charged at 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapakdee and knocked him to the ground, but later claimed he was confused and angry at the time of the attack in San Francisco, California
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