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New questions and confusion surround San Francisco pipe attack as alleged victim suddenly becomes accused
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Former candidate for San Francisco DA Joe Alioto Veronese calls out the possibility of charges being dropped against a homeless man who attacked a former fire commissioner on "Fox News Tonight."
Garret Doty, a 24-year-old homeless man, was arrested on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and battery causing serious injury. His public defender says he was acting in self-defense after being pepper sprayed. According to the San Francisco Public Defender's office, the two men got into an argument after a security video shows Carmignani approaching Doty first. A witness, FOX-KTVU reported, told police she heard Carmignani threaten to stab and kill Doty.
The public defender's office has asked San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins to drop the charges against Doty because Carmignani allegedly has a pattern of provoking homeless people. Carmignani, they argued, matches the physical description, of a man in the area who has bear or pepper sprayed homeless people eight different times dating back to November 2021.
Carmignani’s friend, former candidate for San Francisco DA Joe Alioto Veronese, came to his defense Wednesday, and said the public defender's office's claims are not true.