Overview

• On June 11 at about 4:30 p.m., 66-year-old Melvin Anthony Kennedy chased juveniles who had torn down caution tape in Northgate Mall’s parking garage before striking a child on a bicycle.
• San Rafael Fire Department paramedics treated the injured youngster at the scene and transported the child to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
• Kennedy worked for a private security firm contracted by the mall and briefly fled the parking structure before returning to surrender to officers.
• He has been booked into Marin County Jail on charges of assault with a deadly weapon/vehicle and felony child abuse.
• The San Rafael Police Department continues its active investigation and asks anyone with information to contact authorities.