San Francisco Homeless Man Acquitted in Assault Case

Garret Doty found not guilty after defense argues he acted in self-defense against businessman Don Carmignani.

Garret Doty, a 25-year-old homeless man in San Francisco, was found not guilty of three assault and battery charges for the beating of businessman Don Carmignani.
Doty's defense attorneys argued that he was acting in self-defense after Carmignani sprayed him with bear spray.
The attack on Carmignani, who served briefly on a Fire Department commission, happened two days after the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee.
Doty's defense attorney released surveillance video showing Carmignani spraying Doty before he began chasing him while wielding a metal pipe.
Deputy Public Defender Kleigh Hathaway said Carmignani had repeatedly doused unhoused people, including Doty, with bear spray.