San Luis Obispo city worker placed on leave after video of him knocking out a woman surfaces

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San Luis Obispo city worker placed on leave after video of him knocking out a woman surfaces



Chavez, a special education teacher in Santa Maria, said that Olcott repeatedly bumped into her and her friend Isaac McCormac at the bar and was "territorial" of his space.

In the video, Olcott, who is wearing a grey shirt, can be seen talking to a group of people while McCormac, who is wearing a red hat, is seated behind him. Chavez can be seen standing behind McCormac with her arms around his shoulders.

There are multiple instances in the video where Olcott bumps into McCormac and Chavez, and then directs an angry gaze back at them.

At around the 50-second mark, Olcott gets bumped back by Chavez, and proceeds to elbow her in the face, knocking her to the ground.


"I don't know what triggered the event," Chavez told the San Luis Obispo Tribune. "I have no idea what prompted it. He was territorial over this space. There was room in front of him, but he was not willing to give up that space."

Olcott then begins punching McCormac repeatedly before being subdued by staff at the bar.

Chavez said she was unconscious for over a minute, and missed multiple days of work due to dizziness after the incident.

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According to Chavez, one of the jurors in the original felony trial reportedly said, "Why should he lose his job for two Mexicans in a bar?"