Councilman Brian Hawkins. Valley News/San Jacinto City Council photo
San Jacinto City Councilman Brian Eugene Hawkins was arrested on Sunday, July 2, according to Riverside County Sheriff’s reports, and initially charged with several alleged felony assault charges which were reduced to misdemeanors.
Sheriff’s deputies arrested him in his home. He was charged on two counts of suspicion of assault on a person with the intention of doing great bodily injury according to the booking records. He was scheduled for arraignment on July 7 when the charges were reportedly reduced to misdemeanor counts of endangering the health of a boy, 10, and a girl, 11, according to District Attorney Mike Hearstrin. He pleaded not guilty on both charges Bail was set at $5,000 but he was still in custody on July 7. It was not known if he posted bail.
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