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San Francisco Charges Cassidy Wyatt Allen With Murder in Ingleside Home Invasion

Prosecutors plan to seek his detention at a Wednesday afternoon arraignment.

Overview

  • District Attorney Brooke Jenkins filed one count of murder and one count of first-degree residential burglary with a special circumstance alleging the killing occurred during the burglary.
  • The victim was identified as 38-year-old Jessica Alejandra Sanchez Landaverde of San Francisco, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • Responding officers reported an ajar window with bent blinds and an undisturbed front door, then found the victim at the foot of a bed behind a partially opened bedroom door.
  • Allen, 45, was detained without incident during a well-being check near 19th Avenue and Sloat Boulevard and was later booked into county jail after investigators established probable cause.
  • An arraignment is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in San Francisco Superior Court, and the San Francisco DA’s Homicide Unit is handling the case.