Garret Doty, the suspect being held in the beating of former San Francisco Fire Commissioner Don Carmignani, was released Thursday after a preliminary hearing was postponed again when Carmignani failed to show, Doty's public defender said.
The judge in the case ordered Doty released after prosecutors told the judge Carmignani has not appeared to provide a statement, according to public defender Kleigh Hathaway. The hearing was postponed until May 23.
Hathaway said Doty was released with conditions: he must stay away from Carmignani and from the Magnolia Street location in the Marina District where the incident happened. Doty must also report weekly to an assertive case management group that helps unhoused persons and provides some supervision.
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