Ex-San Francisco official accused of ‘terrorizing’ unhoused people with bear spray

A screenshot of a video turned over to the San Francisco public defender’s office by the prosecution shows a man the public defender’s office said fits the physical description of Don Carmignani. Photograph: The San Francisco Public Defender’s office

A former San Francisco fire commissioner has been accused of involvement in a series of bear spray attacks on unhoused people in the city.

The San Francisco public defender’s office said in a statement on Wednesday that the district attorney’s office had turned over evidence that may link Don Carmignani to eight unsolved assaults using bear spray.