Tony Bedford Pleads Not Guilty in Visitacion Valley Dog Walker Robbery

Tony Bedford, identified by police as a Westmobb gang member and also known as Tony Befford, has pleaded not guilty to robbery and assault after a daylight attack in Visitacion Valley left a dog walker "unconscious with a smashed face." Bedford was held in custody and was scheduled to appear for arraignment at the San Francisco Hall of Justice on March 6, 2026.

Prosecutors say the incident occurred the afternoon of January 29, 2026, when Bedford approached the dog walker after "behaving erratically moments before he approached the victim." According to the charging documents summarized by investigators, Bedford "bizarrely demanded that the man unzip his pants" before the assault that rendered the victim unconscious and caused severe facial injuries.

Witnesses told officers the perpetrator fled the scene in a black BMW sedan. SFPD robbery squad officers then "tracked the car using the city’s network of Flock cameras," locating the vehicle first at a 76 gas station on San Bruno Avenue, about one mile from the attack, and later at an ARCO gas station on Bayshore Boulevard. When officers approached Bedford at the Bayshore location, he allegedly exclaimed, "He punched me! I caught him stealing my shit!" Officers also observed a cut on Bedford’s hand during the arrest.

The criminal complaint charges Bedford with robbery and assault; he has entered a not guilty plea and remained in custody pending arraignment at the Hall of Justice. Court records available at the time of reporting show the arraignment scheduling; other courtroom actions, including any bail determinations or subsequent superior court filings, have not been posted publicly. "The case continues."

Bedford’s arrest paperwork and the reporting note a long criminal history. In 2004 he was involved in a gunfight with a MUNI driver in which both he and the driver were shot, and he was later "convicted of assault with a firearm in superior court." He was "later, of gun possession in federal court and sentenced to 60 months in prison." In 2012 he "was prosecuted again in federal court after suggesting to an SFPD gang task force officer that he could be killed. The charges against him were dropped." In 2019 he "was arrested on suspicion of the murder of Gabriel Powell in the Bayview," a probe for which public records do not list a final disposition in the materials provided to reporters.

City and court records have not yet disclosed the dog walker’s identity, current medical condition beyond the description of being unconscious with a "smashed face," or whether Flock camera video will be released as evidence. Prosecutors, SFPD public affairs, and the Hall of Justice docket are cited as the sources that can clarify the next steps as the case moves through the courts. The case continues.