Today, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced the filing of 4 felony charges and three misdemeanors, against Dominic Barsetti, a San Francisco Sheriff’s Deputy. Deputy Barsetti is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon.
Today, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced the filing of seven felony charges, including hate crime allegations, against O’Sean Garcia for seven separate robberies against Asian women. The District Attorney’s Office alleges that the string of offenses were racially motivated. Mr. Garcia is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon and the District Attorney’s Office is seeking his detention.
Today, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announces that he is one of 80 current and former elected prosecutors and law enforcement leaders and former Department of Justice officials who filed an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court in United States v. Safehouse, supporting efforts to open the nation’s first overdose prevention site.
Today, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced that a San Francisco jury returned guilty verdicts for seven felony offenses in a rape and sexual assault case.
Today, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced a new partnership between the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office; the San Francisco Police Department, the San Francisco Department of Public Health; and the San Francisco State University Police Department to enhance the reporting and investigation of campus sexual assaults, violent crimes, and hate crimes, and improve support for survivors. The newly signed Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) establishes roles, procedures, and practices across these agencies for responding to reports of sexual violence crimes and hate crimes and ensuring that survivors’ needs are met.
Today, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin and the Prosecutors Alliance of California announced the filing of an amicus brief in the California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, in support of the class action lawsuit brought by Kiara Ferrari Caldwell against Bad Boys Bail Bond Corporation.
Today, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announces that the District Attorney’s Office has submitted for filing a civil prosecution action against three corporations that manufacture and distribute ghost guns throughout California. Keker, Van Nest & Peters, LLP and the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence are co-counsel in this groundbreaking case.
Today, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced the filing of 33 charges, including hate crime allegations, against Derik Barreto for 27 separate incidents against 20 primarily Chinese-owned businesses. The District Attorney’s Office alleges that the string of offenses that occurred between April and August 2021 were racially motivated. Mr. Barreto is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon.
Today, San Francisco District Attorney Boudin hosted a live summit, “Public Health is Public Safety: Behavioral Health Care in San Francisco.”
Today, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announces that the District Attorney’s Office is launching an investigation into reports of possibly illegitimate lawsuits targeting Chinatown merchants. There have been reports that lawyers have sent out potentially fraudulent suits under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and have exploited the law to extort small business owners into paying them. This afternoon, members of the District Attorney’s Office staff attended a townhall in Chinatown, where these concerns were voiced by many Chinatown merchants, and the DA held a press conference at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce following the townhall.
