BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ
Daily Post Staff Writer
The man who beat up a Good Samaritan who stood up for a stranger at the San Carlos Caltrain station may be sent to a state mental hospital in a separate case, a prosecutor said.
Brian Weisl, 33, of South San Francisco, had been released from jail on his own recognizance in July after he was arrested and charged with vandalism and burglary for breaking into a business on Linden Avenue in South San Francisco but not taking anything, said District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe.
A doctor found Weisl incompetent to stand trial due to a mental illness, and a judge is still deciding whether to send him to a state hospital, the DA said. Weisl has been previously arrested for four other misdemeanors, such as reckless driving, according to court records.
Weisl was arrested again after he harassed a woman standing on the Caltrain platform in San Carlos on Dec. 23, aggressively questioning her outfit, according to Wagstaffe.
After Weisl began harassing the woman, she tried to run away and yelled for help. The woman later told police she was worried Weisel would throw her on the tracks, Wagstaffe said.
A Good Samaritan, who didn’t know the woman or Weisl, stepped in and confronted Weisl, who had run after the woman, Wagstaffe said. Weisl punched the Good Samaritan several times in the face until he started bleeding, Wagstaffe said. Weisl then got on the train.
The Good Samaritan received “significant” facial injuries and was taken to the hospital, according to sheriff’s spokeswoman Gretchen Spiker.
Weisl was at large for nine days and was arrested on Jan. 1.
The Post asked the sheriff’s office why it didn’t release any statements about the attack until after Weisl was arrested, but did not get a response yesterday.
Weisl appeared in court Jan. 2 and was charged with battery and assault. He is in jail in lieu of $25,000 bail and is scheduled to return on Jan. 15.
Brave of a witness to confront this 6’5” 200# dude.
“A judge is still deciding whether to send him to a state hospital …”
A mental hospital? Why? Sounds like the dude knew what he was doing when he pulped the aforesaid victim.
Mental hospitals must release patients once they’re stabilized. I’d guess a faker is highly motivated to stabilize ASAP.
Perhaps this dude’s issue is, in fact, cluster B severe personality pathology.
“A doctor found Weisl incompetent to stand trial due to a mental illness, and a judge is still deciding whether to send him to a state hospital”
Still deciding? As opposed to what?