San Jose police arrested a man after he attacked a plainclothes officer acting as a security detail for San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan while in the middle of an outdoor television interview near South First and East San Fernando streets in downtown San Jose.
The mayor was not injured in the attack, which was caught on camera by KRON4-TV.
The suspect was booked into Santa Clara County Main Jail on multiple charges, including felony battery on a police officer. His motive and the circumstances surrounding the incident remain under investigation.
Video shows a man speaking with, then punching the officer as the mayor backed off, then spoke on his cell phone as the fight continued in the street.
The officer who was assaulted did not draw his weapon during the video.