Suspect in beating for former San Francisco fire commissioner released, still faces charges, DA says

A homeless man accused of assaulting a former San Francisco fire commissioner with a metal rod was released from police custody Thursday, prosecutors said. 

Garret Doty faces charges, including assault with a deadly weapon, but he can't be held in jail any longer, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said in a Thursday statement. 

He was released when former fire commissioner Don Carmignani failed to appear in court to testify, she said. 

FORMER SAN FRANCISCO FIRE COMMISSIONER HOSPITALIZED IN HOMELESS ASSAULT SHARES VIDEO OF PIPE ATTACK

The 53-year-old former fire commissioner, who is expected to survive, reportedly received more than 50 stitches following the attack, and even needed surgery on his skull. 

Prosecutors wanted Carmignani's testimony at a preliminary hearing, but he was unable to appear as he is still recovering from surgery for a Read Entire Article