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A former San Francisco fireplace commissioner who was violently attacked by a crowbar-wielding transient launched footage of the brutal bashing Monday whereas calling on town to guard “its law-abiding residents.”
Ex-commissioner Don Carmignani was assaulted by the homeless man on April 5 after he requested him and his two friends to maneuver their encampment away from his mom’s house within the metropolis’s prosperous Marina District.
The man, recognized by cops as 24-year-old Garret Allen Doty, allegedly struck Carmignani’s head with the steel crowbar time and again — significantly injuring him, police stated.
Video of the beating reveals the suspect believed to be Doty chasing after Carmignani, 53, with a protracted steel pipe.
He repeatedly swings the pipe at Carmignani, who tries to dam the blows together with his arms and run off, in line with the footage provided to KRON 4 by Carmignani.
“Sadly, I’m not the primary individual to be victimized by these people, who’re identified criminals with a well-documented historical past of drug use, harassment of residents, and vandalism within the Marina,” Carmignani stated in a press release to the native station.
He stated he and his mom had known as 911 to report the encampment on the entryway to her home as a result of she didn’t really feel protected leaving her house after previous encounters with the people.
Neither cops nor homeless service got here and the trio “had been overtly consuming medication, and had exhibited extraordinarily aggressive conduct in direction of passersby,” in line with the previous fireplace commissioner.
That night, Carmignani went to his mom’s and requested them to go away, however was as a substitute attacked and despatched to the hospital for an emergency surgical procedure.
He broke his jaw, obtained 50 stitches on his face and had a chunk of his cranium eliminated in surgical procedure, the station reported.
Carmignani stated the 2 different homeless individuals with Doty have remained within the “neighborhood” of his mom’s house and one was apparently even noticed close to the scene of his assault.
“This is unacceptable,” he stated within the assertion. “As a local San Franciscan and lifelong Marina District resident, I firmly imagine that the City wants to advertise the protection of its law-abiding residents over those that selected to do medication and commit violent acts in our streets,” Carmignani stated within the assertion.
“I’m hopeful that this unlucky incident will result in coverage modifications to higher shield the pursuits of San Francisco residents and that my attackers can be totally prosecuted.”
Doty was charged with assault with a lethal weapon, aggravated battery with critical bodily harm and assault with drive more likely to produce nice bodily harm.
The beating of the previous smoke-eater got here sooner or later after Cash App founder Bob Lee was stabbed to death.
Violent crimes have elevated of seven.5% over the previous three years all through San Francisco, in line with police statistics.
