Man Charged with Eight Counts of Attempted Murder in String of Violent Attacks on San Francisco Pedestrians
A man stabbed ran over, and assaulted many pedestrians and firefighters in San Francisco over three hours, according to authorities.
Anthony Carl Sheldone, 42, of Brownsville, Calif., was detained on suspicion of carrying out the unprovoked attacks that began just after 7 a.m. on September 1, the San Francisco district attorney’s office reported Monday.
According to prosecutors, Sheldone attempted to attack three people while driving his car along Haight Street, running over a person walking a dog at a crosswalk before driving into oncoming traffic and physically assaulting someone at a bus stop.
Prosecutors alleged he then ran down two people who were crossing Stanyan and Fulton streets. Sheldone then ordered a woman to remove her clothes, and when the woman’s husband approached him, Sheldone stabbed him, prosecutors claim.
He then allegedly assaulted two San Francisco first responders.
More than an hour after the rampage began, authorities claim Sheldone ran over a 70-year-old pedestrian crossing the street at Van Ness Avenue and Golden Gate Avenue. He was later apprehended by police after climbing a 35-foot-tall tree and jumping back onto the roadway, according to court papers.
Sheldone was charged with eight counts of attempted murder, seven counts of assault with a deadly weapon, one count of assault with force likely to cause great bodily injury, one count of criminal threats, one count of attempted assault with a deadly weapon, two counts of battery with injury to emergency personnel, two counts of assault on a peace officer, one count of evading traffic, and one count of evading an officer with willful disregard, according to the
The case against Sheldon is continuing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the San Francisco Police Department at (415) 575-4444 or text tips to TIP411 and start with SFPD.