San Francisco, CA – Today, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced that Anthony Carl Sheldone (42) of Brownsville, California, has been charged in connection to a series of violent unprovoked attacks on pedestrians on September 1, 2024. Mr. Sheldone is scheduled to be arraigned on September 9, 2024, at 9:00 AM in Department 10 at the Hall of Justice. He is charged with eight counts of attempted murder (PC 664/187(a)), seven counts of assault with a with a deadly weapon (PC 245(a)(1)), one count of assault with force likely to cause great bodily injury (PC 245(a)(4), one count of criminal threats (PC 422(a)) one count of attempted assault with a deadly weapon (PC 245(a)(1)), two counts of battery with injury to emergency personnel (PC 243(c)(1)), two counts of assault upon a peace officer (PC 245(c)), one count of evading against traffic (VC 2800.4) and one count of evading an officer with willful disregard (VC 2800.2(a)). The criminal complaint also includes numerous allegations including that Mr. Sheldone personally and intentionally used a deadly and dangerous weapon (PC 12022(b)(1)) and that he personally inflicted great bodily injury upon multiple victims (PC 12022.7).

“I am grateful that no one lost their life in this horrific series of violent incidents that transpired last weekend,” said District Attorney Brooke Jenkins. “Random, unprovoked, violence like this shake members of our community to the core. My office will now do everything in our power to ensure that there is justice in this case.”

According to court records, on September 1, 2024, Mr. Sheldone allegedly used a car to attack multiple people starting at 7:18 AM on Haight Street. He allegedly ran over one person walking a dog in a crosswalk, drove head on into an oncoming car and physically assaulted another person waiting at a bus stop on Stanyan Street. Later he is alleged to have run over two people crossing the street at the intersection of Stanyan Street and Fulton Street. He is also alleged to have asked a woman on the street to take her clothes off and then stabbing her husband who confronted him. Later that morning he is alleged to also have attacked San Francisco firefighters police officers. At approximately 8:55 AM he is alleged to have hit and run over a 70-year-old victim who was crossing the street at Van Ness Avenue and Golden Gate Avenue. He was taken into custody at approximately 10:10 AM by San Francisco Police in the Castro after he leapt off a 35-foot tree he climbed.

Mr. Sheldone is currently in custody. Prosecutors moved to have him detained pending trial because of the public safety risk he poses.

Although charges have been filed, this remains an active investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the SFPD at 415-575-4444 or text a tip to TIP411 and begin the message with SFPD.

Court Numbers: 24016316