Jonah Owen Lamb

The San Francisco District Attorney is seeking to charge protesters who stopped traffic on Bay Area bridges with false imprisonment and force them to pay restitution in what appears to be part of a strategy by law enforcement to deter disruptive protests with the threat of harsh legal penalties.&nbsp;

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The San Francisco District Attorney is seeking to charge protesters who stopped traffic on Bay Area bridges with false imprisonment and force them to pay restitution in what appears to be part of a strategy by law enforcement to deter disruptive protests with the threat of harsh legal penalties.&nbsp;

In a Wednesday morning <a href="https://twitter.com/BrookeJenkinsSF/status/1780616603954204930">tweet</a>, Brooke Jenkins put out a call to anyone trapped on the Golden Gate Bridge on April 15, saying they may be victims who can receive compensation.&nbsp;

In a Wednesday morning <a href="https://twitter.com/BrookeJenkinsSF/status/1780616603954204930">tweet</a>, Brooke Jenkins put out a call to anyone trapped on the Golden Gate Bridge on April 15, saying they may be victims who can receive compensation.&nbsp;

Jenkins said anyone who spent time trapped on the bridge should get into contact with California Highway Patrol and provide a statement so you can “so you can be alleged as a victim. You may be entitled to restitution and have other victim rights guaranteed under Marsy’s law.”

Jenkins said anyone who spent time trapped on the bridge should get into contact with California Highway Patrol and provide a statement so you can “so you can be alleged as a victim. You may be entitled to restitution and have other victim rights guaranteed under Marsy’s law.”

In response to follow-up questions from The Standard, the DA’s Office declined to elaborate on the decision to treat trapped drivers as victims of false imprisonment.

In response to follow-up questions from The Standard, the DA’s Office declined to elaborate on the decision to treat trapped drivers as victims of false imprisonment.

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<figure class="wp-block-pullquote"><blockquote>"Jenkins' criminalization of dissent runs disturbingly parallel to the violent calls being made by the far-right.”<cite>The Arab Resource and Organizing Center's Lara Kiswani</cite></blockquote></figure>

<figure class="wp-block-pullquote"><blockquote>&#8220;Jenkins&#8217; criminalization of dissent runs disturbingly parallel to the violent calls being made by the far-right.”<cite>The Arab Resource and Organizing Center&#8217;s Lara Kiswani</cite></blockquote></figure>

The CHP arrested 26 protesters on the Golden Gate Bridge on April 15, alleging they committed conspiracy, a felony, instead of citing and releasing them on misdemeanor charges as has been the practice after similar protests in the past.&nbsp;

The CHP arrested 26 protesters on the Golden Gate Bridge on April 15, alleging they committed conspiracy, a felony, instead of citing and releasing them on misdemeanor charges as has been the practice after similar protests in the past.&nbsp;

Criminal defense attorneys and legal experts say Jenkins’ newest approach to prosecuting protesters may be on shaky ground in defining delayed commuters as victims. And they contend that the CHP conspiracy arrests are being used to preempt future protests rather than secure justice for Monday’s events.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Criminal defense attorneys and legal experts say Jenkins’ newest approach to prosecuting protesters may be on shaky ground in defining delayed commuters as victims. And they contend that the CHP conspiracy arrests are being used to preempt future protests rather than secure justice for Monday’s events.&nbsp;&nbsp;

&#8220;That would be a very big stretch on restitution,” Paul DeMeester, a longtime San Francisco criminal defense attorney, said. “I&#8217;m not even sure they could be called a victim of such action.”

"That would be a very big stretch on restitution,” Paul DeMeester, a longtime San Francisco criminal defense attorney, said. “I'm not even sure they could be called a victim of such action.”

&#8220;That would be a very big stretch on restitution,” Paul DeMeester, a longtime San Francisco criminal defense attorney, said. “I&#8217;m not even sure they could be called a victim of such action.”

In past mass prosecutions, protesters have faced misdemeanor charges often for blocking a roadway and for not obeying the orders of law enforcement.&nbsp;

In past mass prosecutions, protesters have faced misdemeanor charges often for blocking a roadway and for not obeying the orders of law enforcement.&nbsp;

Protesters blocked traffic during the global economic blockade in support of Palestinians in Gaza and against the US government’s financial and military aid to Israel on Monday, April 15, 2024. The California Highway Patrol made arrests and cleaned both lanes of traffic a little after noon.

<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/20240415-ggprotestgaza-78-rotated.jpg?w=1667" alt="A protesters on a bridge. " class="wp-image-267830"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Protesters blocked traffic during the global economic blockade in support of Palestinians in Gaza and against the US government’s financial and military aid to Israel on April 15, 2024. </figcaption></figure>

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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/20240415-ggprotestgaza-78-rotated.jpg?w=1667" alt="A protesters on a bridge. " class="wp-image-267830"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Protesters blocked traffic during the global economic blockade in support of Palestinians in Gaza and against the US government’s financial and military aid to Israel on April 15, 2024. </figcaption></figure>

One of the only instances of Jenkins attempting to secure restitution for an individual following a protest was in the case of a person who experienced health issues on the Bay Bridge when it was blocked on Nov. 16, 2023, in a protest calling for a cease-fire in Gaza, said Rachel Lederman, with the Center for Protest Law and Litigation. That person required an ambulance, the cost of which provided a financial basis for restitution.&nbsp;

One of the only instances of Jenkins attempting to secure restitution for an individual following a protest was in the case of a person who experienced health issues on the Bay Bridge when it was blocked on Nov. 16, 2023, in a protest calling for a cease-fire in Gaza, said Rachel Lederman, with the Center for Protest Law and Litigation. That person required an ambulance, the cost of which provided a financial basis for restitution.&nbsp;

Lederman, who represents some of the protesters arrested on both bridges, objected to extending that rationale to cases where people affected experienced no direct financial impacts.&nbsp;

Lederman, who represents some of the protesters arrested on both bridges, objected to extending that rationale to cases where people affected experienced no direct financial impacts.&nbsp;

&nbsp;“That would be going too far to try and come up with restitution just because someone was late to work,” she said.&nbsp;

&nbsp;“That would be going too far to try and come up with restitution just because someone was late to work,” she said.&nbsp;

Protesters who commit misdemeanors are typically cited and released. But citation and release is not allowed for felony arrests, Lederman noted, so Monday’s protesters charged with conspiracy were booked into jail and only released early Wednesday, she said.

Protesters who commit misdemeanors are typically cited and released. But citation and release is not allowed for felony arrests, Lederman noted, so Monday’s protesters charged with conspiracy were booked into jail and only released early Wednesday, she said.

Protestors using a caravan of vehicles, stopped traffic on the Bay Bridge while calling for a ceasefire in Gaza on Nov. 16, 2023.

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The San Francisco Public Defender&#8217;s Office said in a statement that such tactics amount to intimidation of people exercising a time-honored tradition of nonviolent protest.&nbsp;

The San Francisco Public Defender's Office said in a statement that such tactics amount to intimidation of people exercising a time-honored tradition of nonviolent protest.&nbsp;

The San Francisco Public Defender&#8217;s Office said in a statement that such tactics amount to intimidation of people exercising a time-honored tradition of nonviolent protest.&nbsp;

The invocation of conspiracy charges, the office said, amounts to a form of “state violence” that could “chill the exercise of First Amendment rights—in this case, protesters against the ongoing genocide of Palestinians.”&nbsp;&nbsp;

The invocation of conspiracy charges, the office said, amounts to a form of “state violence” that could “chill the exercise of First Amendment rights—in this case, protesters against the ongoing genocide of Palestinians.”&nbsp;&nbsp;

Lara Kiswani, who is with Arab Resource and Organizing Center, members of which have been involved in bridge protests, was more pointed still in her claim that the actions of the DA are meant to silence dissent.&nbsp;

Lara Kiswani, who is with Arab Resource and Organizing Center, members of which have been involved in bridge protests, was more pointed still in her claim that the actions of the DA are meant to silence dissent.&nbsp;

“While DA Jenkins&#8217; legal claims are absurd, ridiculous and distracting—she is also veering toward very dangerous waters. Jenkins&#8217; criminalization of dissent runs disturbingly parallel to the violent calls being made by the far-right,” Kiswani said. “We stand completely with all people of conscience who put their bodies on the line to end war and genocide.”

“While DA Jenkins' legal claims are absurd, ridiculous and distracting—she is also veering toward very dangerous waters. Jenkins' criminalization of dissent runs disturbingly parallel to the violent calls being made by the far-right,” Kiswani said. “We stand completely with all people of conscience who put their bodies on the line to end war and genocide.”

“While DA Jenkins&#8217; legal claims are absurd, ridiculous and distracting—she is also veering toward very dangerous waters. Jenkins&#8217; criminalization of dissent runs disturbingly parallel to the violent calls being made by the far-right,” Kiswani said. “We stand completely with all people of conscience who put their bodies on the line to end war and genocide.”

Jenkins pushed back against the charge that she’s seeking to chill legitimate protest with her office’s tactics in a statement.

Jenkins pushed back against the charge that she’s seeking to chill legitimate protest with her office’s tactics in a statement.

“While we must protect avenues for free speech, the exercise of free speech can not compromise public safety,” Jenkins said.&nbsp;

“While we must protect avenues for free speech, the exercise of free speech can not compromise public safety,” Jenkins said.&nbsp;

DA Brooke Jenkins gets tough on peaceful Golden Gate Bridge protesters

Joel Umanzor

Joe Burn

A staff member in the San Francisco District Attorney&#8217;s Office was fired after sending an email to DA&nbsp;Brooke Jenkins asking what color underwear she had on, the office said Friday.

A staff member in the San Francisco District Attorney's Office was fired after sending an email to DA&nbsp;Brooke Jenkins asking what color underwear she had on, the office said Friday.

A staff member in the San Francisco District Attorney&#8217;s Office was fired after sending an email to DA&nbsp;Brooke Jenkins asking what color underwear she had on, the office said Friday.

The message, sent by Victim Advocate Jovan Thomas, was emailed to Jenkins and the rest of the office. Copies of the messages were leaked and appeared on X, formerly Twitter, on Friday.

The message, sent by Victim Advocate Jovan Thomas, was emailed to Jenkins and the rest of the office. Copies of the messages were leaked and appeared on X, formerly Twitter, on Friday.

The exact wording of the email reads: &#8220;What color panties you have on.&#8221;

The exact wording of the email reads: "What color panties you have on."

The exact wording of the email reads: &#8220;What color panties you have on.&#8221;

The subject line of the email, which appears undated in an image on the social media platform, mentions an event commemorating Matthew Shephard, a murdered gay college student whose proposed U.S. postal stamp is set to receive an endorsement from the Board of Supervisors on Jan. 30.

The subject line of the email, which appears undated in an image on the social media platform, mentions an event commemorating Matthew Shephard, a murdered gay college student whose proposed U.S. postal stamp is set to receive an endorsement from the Board of Supervisors on Jan. 30.

Thomas could not be reached for comment on Friday when The Standard tried several listed numbers for him and his work email address. In a statement Friday afternoon, a spokesperson for the DA&#8217;s Office said Thomas has been fired.

Thomas could not be reached for comment on Friday when The Standard tried several listed numbers for him and his work email address. In a statement Friday afternoon, a spokesperson for the DA's Office said Thomas has been fired.

Thomas could not be reached for comment on Friday when The Standard tried several listed numbers for him and his work email address. In a statement Friday afternoon, a spokesperson for the DA&#8217;s Office said Thomas has been fired.

In another email screenshot posted to X, Thomas apologized after sending the email, saying that it was sent in jest.

In another email screenshot posted to X, Thomas apologized after sending the email, saying that it was sent in jest.

&#8220;Good afternoon everyone,&#8221; Thomas wrote. &#8220;While texting back and forth with my fraternity brother I sent a very inappropriate email. I sincerely apologize to everyone. Please know this is not who I am as a person as I carry myself with respect and dignity…&#8221;

"Good afternoon everyone," Thomas wrote. "While texting back and forth with my fraternity brother I sent a very inappropriate email. I sincerely apologize to everyone. Please know this is not who I am as a person as I carry myself with respect and dignity…"

&#8220;Good afternoon everyone,&#8221; Thomas wrote. &#8220;While texting back and forth with my fraternity brother I sent a very inappropriate email. I sincerely apologize to everyone. Please know this is not who I am as a person as I carry myself with respect and dignity…&#8221;

The email chain posted online ends with a note from Chief Assistant District Attorney Ana Gonzalez that reads: &#8220;Dear all, we are aware that an inappropriate email was sent out. This matter is being handled by the administration. If you have opened the email please delete it, do not forward, copy or otherwise disseminate this email. Please be reminded city issued email is for business purposes only.&#8221;

The email chain posted online ends with a note from Chief Assistant District Attorney Ana Gonzalez that reads: "Dear all, we are aware that an inappropriate email was sent out. This matter is being handled by the administration. If you have opened the email please delete it, do not forward, copy or otherwise disseminate this email. Please be reminded city issued email is for business purposes only."

The email chain posted online ends with a note from Chief Assistant District Attorney Ana Gonzalez that reads: &#8220;Dear all, we are aware that an inappropriate email was sent out. This matter is being handled by the administration. If you have opened the email please delete it, do not forward, copy or otherwise disseminate this email. Please be reminded city issued email is for business purposes only.&#8221;

Randy Quezada, a spokesperson for the DA&#8217;s Office, said in a statement provided to The Standard that Thomas has been fired and that there was no truth to the suggestion that he and Jenkins had a romantic relationship.

Randy Quezada, a spokesperson for the DA's Office, said in a statement provided to The Standard that Thomas has been fired and that there was no truth to the suggestion that he and Jenkins had a romantic relationship.

Randy Quezada, a spokesperson for the DA&#8217;s Office, said in a statement provided to The Standard that Thomas has been fired and that there was no truth to the suggestion that he and Jenkins had a romantic relationship.

“To be clear, there is no relationship between the District Attorney and the individual who sent this email,&#8221; Quezada said. &#8220;This misogynistic behavior violates the office’s code of conduct and this individual has been terminated. The District Attorney’s Office is committed to maintaining a professional office environment where all staff members are treated with dignity and respect and not subject to harassment or a hostile work environment.”

“To be clear, there is no relationship between the District Attorney and the individual who sent this email," Quezada said. "This misogynistic behavior violates the office’s code of conduct and this individual has been terminated. The District Attorney’s Office is committed to maintaining a professional office environment where all staff members are treated with dignity and respect and not subject to harassment or a hostile work environment.”

“To be clear, there is no relationship between the District Attorney and the individual who sent this email,&#8221; Quezada said. &#8220;This misogynistic behavior violates the office’s code of conduct and this individual has been terminated. The District Attorney’s Office is committed to maintaining a professional office environment where all staff members are treated with dignity and respect and not subject to harassment or a hostile work environment.”

READ MORE: <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2024/01/26/san-francisco-da-candidate-ryan-khojasteh/">Chesa Boudin Ally Challenges District Attorney Brooke Jenkins</a>

Chesa Boudin ally challenges District Attorney Brooke Jenkins

READ MORE: <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2024/01/26/san-francisco-da-candidate-ryan-khojasteh/">Chesa Boudin Ally Challenges District Attorney Brooke Jenkins</a>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">It seems possible that Brooke Jenkins is having an affair with Victim&#39;s Advocate Jovan Taylor. Or he is sexually harassing&#8230; his boss? While people should be free to have the relationships they want, an affair with a subordinate is sexual harassment. We need an investigation.🧵 <a href="https://t.co/xVFzZddbru">pic.twitter.com/xVFzZddbru</a>&mdash; Dimitry Yakoushkin (@decadimitry) <a href="https://twitter.com/decadimitry/status/1751020632417218596?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 26, 2024</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Dimitry Yakoushkin, who posted the screengrabs, said he obtained them from an anonymous source.

Dimitry Yakoushkin, who posted the screengrabs, said he obtained them from an anonymous source.

Staffer fired after emailing DA Brooke Jenkins about ‘panties’

Han Li

The sentencing of a man who stabbed a 94-year-old Asian woman in San Francisco has stirred not only a political uproar but also angry clashes between street protesters.

The sentencing of a man who stabbed a 94-year-old Asian woman in San Francisco has stirred not only a political uproar but also angry clashes between street protesters.

Dozens of Asian American activists, elected officials and political candidates held a rally outside the Hall of Justice Friday morning to protest a judge’s sentencing of Daniel Cauich, who stabbed Anh &#8220;Peng&#8221; Taylor in 2021 and received five years&#8217; probation and mandatory intensive treatment programs.

Dozens of Asian American activists, elected officials and political candidates held a rally outside the Hall of Justice Friday morning to protest a judge’s sentencing of Daniel Cauich, who stabbed Anh "Peng" Taylor in 2021 and received five years' probation and mandatory intensive treatment programs.

Dozens of Asian American activists, elected officials and political candidates held a rally outside the Hall of Justice Friday morning to protest a judge’s sentencing of Daniel Cauich, who stabbed Anh &#8220;Peng&#8221; Taylor in 2021 and received five years&#8217; probation and mandatory intensive treatment programs.

The ruling outraged District Attorney Brooke Jenkins and many in the Asian American community, who argued that the sentence was too lenient.

The ruling outraged District Attorney Brooke Jenkins and many in the Asian American community, who argued that the sentence was too lenient.

“There is no one more vulnerable than a 94-year-old woman,” Jenkins said in the rally. “If there is no accountability for the people who attack them, if we don&#8217;t have adequate consequences for that behavior, it will continue.”

“There is no one more vulnerable than a 94-year-old woman,” Jenkins said in the rally. “If there is no accountability for the people who attack them, if we don't have adequate consequences for that behavior, it will continue.”

“There is no one more vulnerable than a 94-year-old woman,” Jenkins said in the rally. “If there is no accountability for the people who attack them, if we don&#8217;t have adequate consequences for that behavior, it will continue.”

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Jenkins’ prosecutor had asked the court to sentence Cauich to 12 years in prison, but the <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2024/03/15/san-francisco-asian-94-year-old-grandma-stabbing-attack/">judge sided with Cauich’s defense attorney</a>.

Man who stabbed 94-year-old woman gets probation despite prosecutor’s protests

Jenkins’ prosecutor had asked the court to sentence Cauich to 12 years in prison, but the <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2024/03/15/san-francisco-asian-94-year-old-grandma-stabbing-attack/">judge sided with Cauich’s defense attorney</a>.

Amy Lee, an Asian American activist, attended the rally and issued a joint statement with other young activists after the event to urge elected leaders to act and protect Asian seniors.

Amy Lee, an Asian American activist, attended the rally and issued a joint statement with other young activists after the event to urge elected leaders to act and protect Asian seniors.

“There remains no clear deterrent to anti-Asian violence in our criminal justice system,” the statement said. “Despite any crisis a person or persons may be facing, there is simply no excuse to attack an Asian elder.”

“There remains no clear deterrent to anti-Asian violence in our criminal justice system,” the statement said. “Despite any crisis a person or persons may be facing, there is simply no excuse to attack an Asian elder.”

A defendant will be sentenced on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023 for stabbing 94-year-old, Anh 'Peng' Taylor in 2021. District Attorney Brooke Jenkins is asking 12 years jail time but the judge may order a probation, which means no jail time.

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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/screenshot-2023-12-14-at-4-24-30-pm.jpg?w=1154" alt="A tight portrait of an older woman smiling." class="wp-image-231197"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Anh "'Peng" Taylor was stabbed in San Francisco in 2021. District Attorney Brooke Jenkins asked for 12 years of prison time for the attacker, but the judge ordered probation.</figcaption></figure>

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A handful of criminal defense attorneys showed up to counterprotest, holding signs reading “Brooke Stop Lying” and chanting “Tell the truth” during Jenkins’ speech, leading to a shouting match between protesters.

A handful of criminal defense attorneys showed up to counterprotest, holding signs reading “Brooke Stop Lying” and chanting “Tell the truth” during Jenkins’ speech, leading to a shouting match between protesters.

The chaotic scene prompted multiple sheriff deputies to come out to the rally to separate the angry crowds.

The chaotic scene prompted multiple sheriff deputies to come out to the rally to separate the angry crowds.

“She is rousing up this bloodlust because she&#8217;s sucking up every Asian vote that she needs,” said private attorney Rebecca Young, who organized the counterprotest. “Every decision that Brooke Jenkins makes about any high profile case is a political decision.”

“She is rousing up this bloodlust because she's sucking up every Asian vote that she needs,” said private attorney Rebecca Young, who organized the counterprotest. “Every decision that Brooke Jenkins makes about any high profile case is a political decision.”

“She is rousing up this bloodlust because she&#8217;s sucking up every Asian vote that she needs,” said private attorney Rebecca Young, who organized the counterprotest. “Every decision that Brooke Jenkins makes about any high profile case is a political decision.”

Young, who worked in both the District Attorney’s Office and the Public Defender’s Office before she was fired by Jenkins, accused Jenkins of politicizing criminal justice issues as she is running for reelection. At one point during the protests, Young asked a sheriff to arrest someone who she felt was threatening her.&nbsp;

Young, who worked in both the District Attorney’s Office and the Public Defender’s Office before she was fired by Jenkins, accused Jenkins of politicizing criminal justice issues as she is running for reelection. At one point during the protests, Young asked a sheriff to arrest someone who she felt was threatening her.&nbsp;

Young said putting Cauich in prison for a couple of years and then releasing him on the street won’t make the city safer, and that a treatment program is the right solution.

Young said putting Cauich in prison for a couple of years and then releasing him on the street won’t make the city safer, and that a treatment program is the right solution.

Lee and her fellow activists disagreed, emphasizing that it’s important to send a strong message that violence against Asian elders should never be tolerated.

Lee and her fellow activists disagreed, emphasizing that it’s important to send a strong message that violence against Asian elders should never be tolerated.

Taylor survived the attack and is now 97 and living in assisted senior housing, according to her family.

Taylor survived the attack and is now 97 and living in assisted senior housing, according to her family.

Former interim mayor Mark Farrell, center, and philanthropist Daniel Lurie, up from the right, attend the rally.

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Former interim mayor Mark Farrell and philanthropist Daniel Lurie, both of whom are running to replace Mayor London Breed and are courting support in the Asian American community, were present.

Former interim mayor Mark Farrell and philanthropist Daniel Lurie, both of whom are running to replace Mayor London Breed and are courting support in the Asian American community, were present.

Multiple candidates for supervisor, such as Bilal Mahmood, Danny Sauter, Moe Jamil and JConr B Ortega participated in the rally along with Supervisor Matt Dorsey.&nbsp;

Multiple candidates for supervisor, such as Bilal Mahmood, Danny Sauter, Moe Jamil and JConr B Ortega participated in the rally along with Supervisor Matt Dorsey.&nbsp;

Both Cauich’s defense attorney and Judge Kay Tsenin appeared on Zoom on Friday and decided to postpone the hearing to April to further discuss Cauich’s sentencing.

Both Cauich’s defense attorney and Judge Kay Tsenin appeared on Zoom on Friday and decided to postpone the hearing to April to further discuss Cauich’s sentencing.

Prison or probation? Protesters clash over sentencing of man who stabbed  Asian woman

The California Attorney General’s Office Friday dropped murder charges against two men accused of killing a relative of San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, who <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/bayarea/heatherknight/article/She-s-a-progressive-homicide-prosecutor-who-16556274.php">had politicized the case</a> before she was appointed.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

The California Attorney General’s Office Friday dropped murder charges against two men accused of killing a relative of San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, who <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/bayarea/heatherknight/article/She-s-a-progressive-homicide-prosecutor-who-16556274.php">had politicized the case</a> before she was appointed.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

In a plea deal Friday, Sincere Pomar pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact and Stevie Mitchell pleaded guilty to assault with a firearm. Pomar faces six years, and Mitchell seven years in prison.&nbsp;&nbsp;

In a plea deal Friday, Sincere Pomar pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact and Stevie Mitchell pleaded guilty to assault with a firearm. Pomar faces six years, and Mitchell seven years in prison.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The two men were accused of gunning down Jerome Mallory—the cousin of Jenkins&#8217; husband—in July 2020 in the Bayview <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2022/09/02/rap-beefs-social-media-and-a-blood-feud-how-a-gang-rivalry-led-to-murder-of-the-das-relative-police-say/">as part of an ongoing gang rivalry</a>. At the time, Jenkins was a prosecutor and reportedly walled off from the case, but she later made statements alluding to insider knowledge of the investigation.&nbsp;

Rap beefs, social media and a blood feud: How a gang rivalry led to the slaying of the DA’s relative, police say

The two men were accused of gunning down Jerome Mallory—the cousin of Jenkins' husband—in July 2020 in the Bayview <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2022/09/02/rap-beefs-social-media-and-a-blood-feud-how-a-gang-rivalry-led-to-murder-of-the-das-relative-police-say/">as part of an ongoing gang rivalry</a>. At the time, Jenkins was a prosecutor and reportedly walled off from the case, but she later made statements alluding to insider knowledge of the investigation.&nbsp;

The two men were accused of gunning down Jerome Mallory—the cousin of Jenkins&#8217; husband—in July 2020 in the Bayview <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2022/09/02/rap-beefs-social-media-and-a-blood-feud-how-a-gang-rivalry-led-to-murder-of-the-das-relative-police-say/">as part of an ongoing gang rivalry</a>. At the time, Jenkins was a prosecutor and reportedly walled off from the case, but she later made statements alluding to insider knowledge of the investigation.&nbsp;

Before taking office, Jenkins publicly complained about her former boss Chesa Boudin’s policy of not filing additional gang charges, which experts say would have made it easier to convict the two men of murder.&nbsp;

Before taking office, Jenkins publicly complained about her former boss Chesa Boudin’s policy of not filing additional gang charges, which experts say would have made it easier to convict the two men of murder.&nbsp;

Friday’s plea deal shows that Jenkins was right about the case’s weakness without gang enhancements and raises questions about why such a feeble case was pursued in the first place, say attorneys involved in the matter.

Friday’s plea deal shows that Jenkins was right about the case’s weakness without gang enhancements and raises questions about why such a feeble case was pursued in the first place, say attorneys involved in the matter.

The attorney general’s lawyer said in court that there was never enough evidence to pursue murder charges, one of the defendant’s attorneys reported.&nbsp;

The attorney general’s lawyer said in court that there was never enough evidence to pursue murder charges, one of the defendant’s attorneys reported.&nbsp;

“I absolutely think that this was the right outcome,” Pomar’s former attorney, Yali Corea-Levy, said. “This is a case based on evidence that they had that probably wouldn’t have even been brought as a murder if it wasn’t for the parties involved.”

“I absolutely think that this was the right outcome,” Pomar’s former attorney, Yali Corea-Levy, said. “This is a case based on evidence that they had that probably wouldn’t have even been brought as a murder if it wasn’t for the parties involved.”

Convicting someone of murder on behalf of a gang is a far easier task than building a murder case without such enhancements, Corea-Levy said.

Convicting someone of murder on behalf of a gang is a far easier task than building a murder case without such enhancements, Corea-Levy said.

The case and its complications have followed Jenkins’ recent political rise. She initially quit her job as a prosecutor in part because of Boudin’s handling of the case. As a vocal participant in the effort to recall Boudin, she said the case would fall apart without gang charges, which Boudin had dropped.&nbsp;

The case and its complications have followed Jenkins’ recent political rise. She initially quit her job as a prosecutor in part because of Boudin’s handling of the case. As a vocal participant in the effort to recall Boudin, she said the case would fall apart without gang charges, which Boudin had dropped.&nbsp;

Accompanied by her husband, Daniel Jenkins, center, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins is sworn-in by U.S. Senator Alex Padilla, to continue her term as the 31st District Attorney to serve the City and County of San Francisco. On Wednesday January 11, 2023, in Herbst Theatre in San Francisco California, Jana Ašenbrennerová/ The Standard

<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/JA1_43731.jpg?w=1372" alt="Three people stand on a stage." class="wp-image-113198"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Accompanied by her husband, Daniel Jenkins, center, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins is sworn in by U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla on Jan. 11, 2023.</figcaption></figure>

“She made this case a political thing. She campaigned when she was doing the recall thing. She campaigned on it. That shouldn’t be happening. Prosecutors should be impartial,” Mitchell’s attorney, Pam Herzig said, adding that the case was a conflict of interest because it involved a family member.

“She made this case a political thing. She campaigned when she was doing the recall thing. She campaigned on it. That shouldn’t be happening. Prosecutors should be impartial,” Mitchell’s attorney, Pam Herzig said, adding that the case was a conflict of interest because it involved a family member.

Herzig said that Jenkins’ statements about the case appear to show that she knew there wasn’t enough evidence to convict on murder without gang charges to “muddy the waters,” which is exactly why Boudin had a policy to not file gang enhancements, which are often built on vague connections to gangs.&nbsp;

Herzig said that Jenkins’ statements about the case appear to show that she knew there wasn’t enough evidence to convict on murder without gang charges to “muddy the waters,” which is exactly why Boudin had a policy to not file gang enhancements, which are often built on vague connections to gangs.&nbsp;

Pam Herzig, who represents Sincere Pomar, walks through the San Francisco Superior Court on July 8, 2022. DA Brooke Jenkins, who has a familial connection to the victim of the case, was sworn-in to the DA’s office mid-trial. | 

<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/CourtDA.jpg?w=2500" alt="Three people walk through a hallway." class="wp-image-58945"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Pam Herzig, who represents Stevie Mitchell, walks through the San Francisco Superior Court on July 8, 2022. </figcaption></figure>

Following Jenkin&#8217;s appointment in July 2022, the case was transferred to the <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2022/11/30/sfs-entire-da-office-should-be-walled-off-from-murder-case-judge-rules/">Attorney General&#8217;s Office to avoid a conflict</a> of interest, even though Jenkins’ office had attempted to avoid such a move. Jenkins said her office had walled her off from the case and swore she <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2022/11/07/brooke-jenkins-swears-she-did-not-violate-ethics-in-alleged-killing-of-family-member-case/">never violated ethics rules about involving herself</a> in the case with her relative.

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Following Jenkin's appointment in July 2022, the case was transferred to the <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2022/11/30/sfs-entire-da-office-should-be-walled-off-from-murder-case-judge-rules/">Attorney General's Office to avoid a conflict</a> of interest, even though Jenkins’ office had attempted to avoid such a move. Jenkins said her office had walled her off from the case and swore she <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2022/11/07/brooke-jenkins-swears-she-did-not-violate-ethics-in-alleged-killing-of-family-member-case/">never violated ethics rules about involving herself</a> in the case with her relative.

Following Jenkin&#8217;s appointment in July 2022, the case was transferred to the <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2022/11/30/sfs-entire-da-office-should-be-walled-off-from-murder-case-judge-rules/">Attorney General&#8217;s Office to avoid a conflict</a> of interest, even though Jenkins’ office had attempted to avoid such a move. Jenkins said her office had walled her off from the case and swore she <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2022/11/07/brooke-jenkins-swears-she-did-not-violate-ethics-in-alleged-killing-of-family-member-case/">never violated ethics rules about involving herself</a> in the case with her relative.

“I have never breached the ethical wall in this case,” Jenkins said in a sworn declaration filed in the case. “I have never accessed any district attorney files, papers or electronic, or investigative files, and did not direct the investigation of this case in any way or attempt to influence the production of this case.”&nbsp;

“I have never breached the ethical wall in this case,” Jenkins said in a sworn declaration filed in the case. “I have never accessed any district attorney files, papers or electronic, or investigative files, and did not direct the investigation of this case in any way or attempt to influence the production of this case.”&nbsp;

The DA’s Office referred all questions about the matter to the AG’s Office.

The DA’s Office referred all questions about the matter to the AG’s Office.

Pomar and Mitchell are set to be sentenced May 31.

Pomar and Mitchell are set to be sentenced May 31.

This article has been edited to accurately reflect the attorneys representing each defendant.

This article has been edited to accurately reflect the attorneys representing each defendant.

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A 58-year-old man is facing felony charges after allegedly firing a shot at a Muni bus this week in the Mission Bay neighborhood, authorities said Thursday.

A 58-year-old man is facing felony charges after allegedly firing a shot at a Muni bus this week in the Mission Bay neighborhood, authorities said Thursday.

Adolph Patrick Greene was charged with discharging a firearm at an occupied motor vehicle, assault with a firearm, and several weapons possession charges following Monday&#8217;s <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/01/13/san-francisco-bus-driver-shot-at/">incident</a>, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced.

Muni bus had up to 20 passengers when targeted by shooter

Adolph Patrick Greene was charged with discharging a firearm at an occupied motor vehicle, assault with a firearm, and several weapons possession charges following Monday's <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/01/13/san-francisco-bus-driver-shot-at/">incident</a>, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced.

Adolph Patrick Greene was charged with discharging a firearm at an occupied motor vehicle, assault with a firearm, and several weapons possession charges following Monday&#8217;s <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/01/13/san-francisco-bus-driver-shot-at/">incident</a>, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced.

According to court documents, Greene was walking outside a crosswalk at Fourth and Berry streets around 6 a.m. when he allegedly stopped in front of a Muni bus that had 15 to 20 passengers.

According to court documents, Greene was walking outside a crosswalk at Fourth and Berry streets around 6 a.m. when he allegedly stopped in front of a Muni bus that had 15 to 20 passengers.

After the bus driver attempted to steer around him, Greene allegedly pulled a revolver from his jacket and fired a shot through the windshield.

After the bus driver attempted to steer around him, Greene allegedly pulled a revolver from his jacket and fired a shot through the windshield.

No injuries were reported. Police later recovered the weapon from Mission Creek Channel.

No injuries were reported. Police later recovered the weapon from Mission Creek Channel.

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