A public defender stated that the man who allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's home was suffering from a mental health crisis. The defense also claimed that prosecutors had overcharged the accused.

<img alt="Pedestrians walk past a driveway at the edge of a San Francisco home belonging to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman" height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/340636d5-8ddc-42b7-8504-370c777dbc47,1776202843738/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C302%2C3000%2C1687%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="Pedestrians walk on Lombard Street past a driveway at the home of Sam Altman in San Francisco on Friday, April 10, 2026. (Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)" width="620" /><p>The man accused...