Overview
- San Francisco Sheriff’s Office records list Hobbs, 37, as booked just before 4:50 p.m. Tuesday on suspicion of a parole violation with no bond set.
- The specific violation was not disclosed, and San Francisco police did not immediately respond to questions about the arrest.
- The District Attorney’s Office confirmed the booking and said it would seek parole revocation or new charges if violations or new crimes are established.
- Chronicle reporters recently observed Hobbs in Dolores Park, the Castro and Duboce Triangle approaching and yelling at women, prompting public concern.
- Hobbs was sentenced in 2023 to five and a half years for stalking and groping more than a dozen women; he must register as a sex offender, but he did not appear on the state registry as of Tuesday.