Man arrested on suspicion of assaulting Gov. Gavin Newsom in Northern California

An “aggressive” man who reportedly threw a water bottle at Gov. Gavin Newsom on a public street in Northern California on Thursday was released from custody Friday, a jail official said.

It was not immediately clear if prosecutors planned to pursue his booking charges of assault on a public official and resisting arrest.

His sister told the Daily News the man has lived with “severe mental illness” for decades and has struggled to remain housed.

“My hope is that a judge will decide he is a danger to himself and to others and needs to be in a monitored, locked environment,” the sister, who asked to remain anonymous, said.

“Medication management is huge. He is never in one place for very long. He’s never been under a single doctor’s care for any meaningful length of time,” she said.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom talks during a news conferencein Universal City, Calif., on Tuesday. (Ringo H.W. Chiu/)

The 54-year-old man was arrested and booked at Santa Rita Jail after the incident on Washington Street shortly before Newsom’s visit to Beastmode Barbershop and Graffiti Pizza to promote small business, the California Highway Patrol, which provides security for the governor, said.

“The governor was approached by an aggressive individual. Members of the governor’s security detail removed the governor from the situation and the individual was arrested by CHP officers,” a spokeswoman for the agency said.

Sources told the East Bay Times that the man allegedly threw a water bottle at Newsom.

After the alleged assault, Newsom did not appear injured and seemed unfazed, the East Bay Times reported.

When asked what happened, he reportedly said different people have different ways of saying hello.