Ex-San Francisco fire official accused of bear spray attacks on unhoused people

Public defender's office cites evidence that may link Don Carmignani to eight unsolved assaults

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.