San Francisco, CA – San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced today that her office secured a conviction of Keonte Gathron (25), of San Francisco, after a trial by jury for murder. Mr. Gathron was convicted of first-degree murder, during the commission of a robbery and burglary. He was also convicted of eight counts of robbery, one count of kidnapping for robbery, two counts of carjacking, two counts of burglary, as well as elder abuse and child endangerment. The jury also found true the allegations that he personally used a firearm during three of the incidents.
“I would like to thank the jury for their service in this trial and for delivering justice to the murder victim’s grieving family and all of the surviving victims,” said District Attorney Brooke Jenkins. “Mr. Gathron is now being held accountable for his crimes that terrorized so many in our community. My office is committed to fighting for justice in every case for as long as it takes.”
According to testimony and other evidence presented at trial, Mr. Gathron intentionally and violently targeted vulnerable members of our community for his own financial gain. Mr. Gathron robbed seven residents in just 13 days in January 2019. Three of his victims were elderly and three were juveniles – on their way to or from school. Six were Asian – most of whom spoke little or no English. Each victim was selected because they were alone, distracted and small. In that way, Mr. Gathron’s actions had outsize impact on our whole City.
The case against Mr. Gathron was successfully prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Nathan Quigley, with assistance from District Attorney Investigator Douglass Keeley, paralegals Jessica Diamond, Julio Flores Guzman, the subpoena unit for coordinating all of the court interpretation requests, and IT support from Noaeh Pinaire. Victim Advocate Peter Huynh worked closely with the surviving victims and Ms. Huang’s family through the pendency of this case. The case was solved thanks to the tireless work of San Francisco Police Sergeants Francis Feliciano and Carmichael Reyes.
“It is normal for ordinary folks to demand justice but be intimated when called to testify in court,” said Assistant District Attorney Nathan Quigley. “During this trial, each of the surviving victims and witnesses not only had to directly face their assailant who was representing himself – but did so through the use of interpreters, where so much can be lost in translation. It was inspiring to see them each stand up for themselves and each other – to ensure that this man who has already taken so much from so many members of our community will never harm anyone again.”
Mr. Gathron is currently in custody. Sentencing is scheduled for November 25, 2025.
Court Numbers: 19001061, 19001582, 19011055
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2025年11月4日，星期二
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陪審團裁定男子謀殺罪成立，以及2019年犯下的十多項其他罪行
加利福尼亞州舊金山——舊金山地檢官謝安宜今天宣布，她的辦公室在對凱昂特·蓋斯倫（25歲，舊金山人）進行陪審團審判後，成功獲得了謀殺罪的定罪。蓋斯倫先生被判定犯有一級謀殺罪，在實施搶劫和入室行竊過程中。此外，他還被判定犯有八項搶劫罪、一項為搶劫而綁架罪、兩項劫車罪、兩項入室行竊罪，以及虐待老人和危害兒童罪。陪審團還認定，他在三事件中親自使用了火槍的指控屬實。
地檢官謝安宜表示：“我想感謝陪審團在這次審判中的付出，以及為兇殺受害者悲痛的家屬和所有倖存受害者伸張正義.” “蓋思倫先生現在因其在我們社區中造成恐怖的罪行而被追究責任. 我的辦公室致力於在每個案件中追求正義，無論需要多久時間.”
根據在審判中提供的證詞及其他證據，蓋斯隆先生故意且暴力地針對我們社區中脆弱的成員，以謀取個人財務利益。蓋斯隆先生在2019年1月的短短13天內搶劫了七名居民。其中三名受害者是老人，三名是正在上下學的未成年人。六名受害者是亞裔——大多數英語說得很少或根本不會說。每名受害者之所以被選中，是因為他們孤單、分心且身材矮小。這種方式使得蓋斯隆先生的行為對我們整個城市造成了過大的影響。
對蓋斯隆先生的案件由助理地區檢察官內森·奎格利成功起訴，期間獲得地區檢察官調查員道格拉斯·基利、律師助理傑西卡·戴蒙德、胡里奧·弗洛雷斯·古茲曼以及資訊技術支援諾亞·皮奈爾的協助。受害者倡導者黃先生,因在案件處理過程中與倖存的受害者及黃女士的家人密切合作。這案件的成功破案得益於舊金山警察局警佐弗朗西斯·費利西亞諾和卡邁克爾·雷耶斯的不懈努力。
助理地區檢察官內森·奎格利表示：「普通民眾要求正義是很正常的，但當被傳喚出庭作證時卻會感到恐懼。在這次審判中，每位倖存的受害者和證人不僅必須直接面對自我辯護的被告，而且還需透過口譯進行交流，而在這個過程中，很多訊息可能會在翻譯中流失。看到他們每個人站出來為自己和彼此爭取權益，真是令人振奮——確保這個已經奪走我們社區許多人的安全與幸福的人，將永遠無法再去傷害任何人。」
蓋斯龍先生目前正在拘留中。宣判定於2025年11月25日。
法庭號碼：19001061, 19001582, 19011055
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