. >> reporter: judge christine van aken did not order vincent to go to jail last week but did schedule a court date for today. following their investigation san francisco police made arrangements to arrest him on the new charge. >> we monitored mr. vincent as we knew that he was in a treatment program and with a gps monitor so we knew his location.

year-old austin vincent pending his next court hearing, san francisco superior court judge christine van akenided to release vincent and place him on a sort of case management in a tweet the victim demanded answers from governor gavin newsome saying recall judge christine van aken she is not fit for this job and is putting all of our lives in danger. the victim also went after san francisco's mayor tweeting which city will keep its residents safe and protected from drug-addicted mentally ill criminals. most certainly not sf led by london breed. >>and i think the judge unfortunately made a real mistake. but thursday mayor breed said she thinks the judge made the wrong decision. >>and vinson should be in a mental health facility, not back in the streets this is a problem he and a i'm not very happy with what happened

year-old austin vincent pending his next court hearing, san francisco superior court judge christine van aken decided to release vincent and place him on a sort of case management in a tweet the victim demanded answers from governor gavin newsome saying recall judge christine van aken she is not fit for this job and is putting all of our lives in danger. the victim also went after san francisco's mayor tweeting which city will keep its residents safe and protected from drug-addicted mentally ill criminals. most certainly not sf led by london breed. >>and i think the judge unfortunately made a real mistake. but thursday mayor breed said she thinks the judge made the wrong decision. >>and vinson should be in a mental health facility, not back in the streets this is a problem he and a i'm not very happy with what happened which makes our job harder to to protect people when we have more folks who are in this kind of situation who are released back to the public. >>in a statement, the public defender said mister vincent has no prior violent offenses nor any previous are outstanding warrants by al

year-old austin vincent pending his next court hearing, san francisco superior court judge christine van aken decided to release vincent and place him an assertive case management in a tweet the victim demanded answers from governor gavin newsome saying recall judge christine van aken she is not fit for this job and is putting all of our lives in danger. the victim also went after san francisco's mayor tweeting which city will keep its residents safe and protected from drug-addicted mentally ill criminals. most certainly not sf led by london breed. >>i think the judge unfortunately made a real mistake. but thursday mayor breed said she thinks the judge made the wrong decision. >>and vinson should be in a mental health facility, not back in the streets. >>this is a problem and a i'm not very happy with what happened which makes our job harder to to protect people when we have more folks who are in this kind of situation who are released back to the public. >>in a statement, the public defender said mister vincent has no prior violent offenses nor any previous are outstanding warrants by all ac

video the district attorney's office never showed it to san francisco superior court judge christine van aken before she ruled tuesday to really suspect austin vinson with this sort of case management pending his next court appearance. while the da's office is not showing the video is typical in an arraignment. historian says the da's office assured her. they have done everything they could but did they tell you specifically asked them did she see that video and they said yes. >>that's what they told me. >>that's like a sorry and was so outraged at the judge's initial decision. now that she knows the facts outrageous with the da's office. >>are we always making decisions like this are we always keeping core evidence from judges this one positive for sarin it's that the judge has now ruled the defendant austin vincent must wear a gps ankle monitor if anything hopefully there are more eyes on him that knows what he's up to and what he's doing. and at least i know that he can't get close to me personally. >>yes, it makes me feel a lot safer and better today than it was yesterday friday afternoon

year-old austin vincent pending his next court hearing, san francisco superior court judge christine van aken decided to release vincent and place him on a sort of case management in a tweet the victim demanded answers from governor gavin newsome saying recall judge christine van aken she is not fit for this job and is putting all of our lives in danger. the victim also went after san francisco's mayor tweeting which city will keep its residents safe and protected from drug-addicted mentally ill criminals. most certainly not sf led by london breed. i think the judge unfortunately made a real mistake. but thursday mayor breed said she thinks the judge made the wrong decision and vinson should be in a mental health facility, not back in the streets. this is a problem i'm not very happy with what happened which makes our job harder to to protect people when we have more folks who are in this kind of situation who are released back to the public. >>in a statement, the public defender said mister vincent has no prior violent offenses nor any previous are outstanding warrants by all accounts this a

year-old austin vincent pending his next court hearing, san francisco superior court judge christine van aken decided to release vincent and place him on a sort of case management in a tweet the victim demanded answers from governor gavin newsome saying recall judge christine van aken she is not fit for this job and is putting all of our lives in danger. the victim also went after san francisco's mayor tweeting which city will keep its residents safe and protected from drug-addicted mentally ill criminals. most certainly not sf led by london breed. i think the judge unfortunately made a real mistake. but thursday mayor breed said she thinks the judge made the wrong decision and vinson should be in a mental health facility, not back in the streets. >>this is a problem he and a i'm not very happy with what happened which makes our job harder to to protect people when we have more folks who are in this kind of situation who are released back to the public. >>in a statement, the public defender said mister vincent has no prior violent offenses nor any previous are outstanding warrants by all acco

the suspect was released back in the public by judge christine van aken, governor called for more resources. >> your mayor is going to need as we all do, more support. >> tensions ran high today during a protest outside the indian consulate in san francisco. >> it happened when demonstrators who want a second region, they rushed to preserve the flag. and deliberations in the ghost -- >> she is a prosecutor witness who lived in the ghost ship wearhouse. she said no one complained of the stairs but there was talk of the need for a fire sprinklers. she said in herrer testimony from may 28th that they just did not have $50,000 that was needed to put in sprinklers, they were not the owners of the building. >>> democratic presidential candidate marianne williamson, campaigned in san francisco tonight, she spoke to a packed house at mannys in the mission district as part of the cafe's presidential townhaul series. williamson, a author and political activist, she has talked about increased funding for early childhood development and reparations for slavery. sl. she feels that the people are ready f

the district attorney's office never showed it to san francisco superior court judge christine van aken before she ruled tuesday to really suspect austin vincent with the sort of case management pending his next court appearance. the da's office says videos are rarely shown during an arraignment, it makes no sense for them to keep that. >>most important piece of evidence away from the judge that night when she was initially making judgments. >>penney's casar ian is the woman you see being assaulted in the video. even were she says is the fact that prosecutors assured her that the judge had seen the video. >>and that's why i was so outraged that she saw that video and still let this man go and and he now it's a different question that why would they tell me that they y show that video to her. >>if there's one positive for casar ian. it's that the judge has now ruled the defendant austin vincent must be tracked with a gps ankle monitor. >>he's being monitored so we know where he is and he harming other or others or you know putting others andris that that makes me feel a lot better. yes,

releasing vinson pending his next hearing not once but twice san francisco superior court judge christine van aken refused to release vincent tuesday, saying her public safety assessment of him had changed then they can said she's concerned that until his underlying issues are addressed he is a public safety risk as a result she ruled there would be no bail in either of the 2 cases, sending vincent back to the county jail. there's always a balance that's time. >>and we believe that balance definitely merits a keeping the defendant in to advance public safety while prosecutors were pleased. >>vinson's public defender this was not a lot of austin was taking out of the program where he was become stabilized. getting the help that he needed. he was having the root causes of some of his issues being addressed and now he's in jail. when he's not going to help with those issues. >>back live outside the hall of justice now vince it is due back in court on september 4th at that time they're going to try consolidate these 2 cases bring them together add the charges altogether so it can all be tried in one s

in this case, the release matrix also recommended keeping vincent behind bars, but judge christine van aken went against both recommendations and released him. paneez's boyfriend said this is how they will explain their reasoning. >> he was on drugs, so therefore it's -- you know, he was not thinking clearly. >> reporter: paneez 22 california governor, gavin newsom. quote, the judge believes this man is not a danger to our community. please save our city! >> the man that attacked me also needs help, but it's a different type of help. it's not to let them back on the street so he can use again. what is preventing him from getting high again tonight and attacking someone else and not think clearly? >> reporter: vincent faces two felony charges, false imprisonment and implement attempted robbery. he also has a stayaway order to keep 100 feet against this building. joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> on the campaign 2020, democrats have two weeks left about qualifying to the third presidential debate. so far marianne williamson does not have the polling numbers or the donors. but kpix 5's christin ayers s

last week, judge christine van aken was criticized for ordering his release pending the outcome of the alleged attack caught on camera. vincent was ordered to wear an ankle monitor only after the judge saw is the surveillance video. >> i was frankly alarmed. >> van aken says she now believes vincent is a public safety risk. his attorney says while in jail, vincent will no longer get account medical and psychiatric help he was received. >> austin's you know,bvlybout t. my focus is helping austin and i'm just going to keep help him nvigate through the complex system. >> reporter: there is now a new proposal on the table. the d.a. wants to the consolidate both cases. the august 11th and the february cases and they usually do that to save time and resources. that will be decided during a hearing on september 3rd. i'm live in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> the oakland fire department is trying to contain a fuel spill in the oakland estuary after a boat that someone may have been living on started to sink. the department defeated these photos. the rescue team pl

judge christine van aken says the first time she saw the video was on tv while she was out at dinner because of what i saw on the video, i do have additional concerns now. >> the judge has since ordered him to wear an ankle monitor but because of mental illness remain free at temporary housing for those in the criminal justice system. still there's concern. >> it doesn't make it better he went on without anything for a day and a half. like this decision should have been the decision she made and as a judge, you don't get a second chance. this was her second chance to make it better. >> do you think wearing aan monitor is enough tore this man? >> i don't think so. i think this is someone who needs help. we're t he was released without going to get him the help he needs to not do what he did again, that's what i'm concerned about. >> we should point out both the judge and d.a.'s office says videos are not usually viewed during arraignments. where is he now? all we're told is he is in a program under supervision. they would not say where or with whom. >> thank you. >>> tonight, we are f

jerry brown, gavin newsome recall judge christine van aken she is not fit for this job that is putting all of our lives in danger. but late in the afternoon the public defender issued a statement saying mister vincent has no prior violent offenses nor any previous are outstanding warrants, further no apparent injuries were sustained and drug use was not noted in the police report by all accounts this appears to have been a young man having a mental health crisis who has now been heavily charged in this incident. after 4 days in custody, the judge made the sound decision to release mr. vincent under the restrictive conditions of the sort of case management in order to provide him the services he needs. >>coming up at 00:06pm tonight will go into a little bit more of what assertive case management is we should also tell you the judge again did not just release him and throw this trial out she's just released him pending his next court appearance which is september 12th. still the police officers union has issued a statement suggesting the judge be reassigned to traffic court. in san fran

yesterday judge christine van aken ordered the suspect to wear an ankle monitor, only after she saw the video of the attack which wasn't initially presented in court. mayor london breed was critical with what happened when we spoke to her friday evening. >> the fact is it wasn't just about the video. it was about the recommendation. it was about the whole process. regardless of who made the mistake, a mistake was made that allowed someone who unfortunately is clearly a danger to the public to be released. >> tomorrow's rally by the embarcadero starts at 10:00 a.m. in front of the water mark building on beil street. the group is against a new proposed center for the homeless in their neighborhood. >>> turning to the weather now, relief has arrived. those triple digits temperatures we have been experiencing? >> yes, you were out there in the thick of it but, drew, the relief is not lasting forever? >> yes, it is here temporarily, but what a relief it is. finally, widespread cooling. look at the 24-hour temperature change, inland especially. livermore, 20 degrees cooler right now compared

this morning a race glimpse of the judge christine van aken on the bench and a rarer explanation of why she made the decision. she said the day after she ordered the suspect's release she saw the surveillance video on the news showing an alarming level of violence. the prosecutors say they rarely show video at an arrangement and the charges and police report alone should have been enough to keep the suspect locked up. >> let me say the pictures were -- and the words and viewing that video, i really -- it altered my assessment of the risk in this case. it heightened my concern. >> he's charged with a violent felony, attempted robbery and false imprisonment and two misdemeanor battery counts as well. we have concerns about the risk that he posed to our community. >> the victim who had been calling for the judge to be removed turned her attention to the district attorney tweeting how is the judge supposed to make good decisions without the core evidence. we'll have much more on this story tonight at 6:00. >>> los gatos police have released body cam video of an altercation involving a contr

the district attorney's office never showed it to san francisco superior court judge christine van aken before she ruled tuesday to really suspect austin vincent with the sort of case management pending his next court appearance. the da's office says videos are rarely shown during an arraignment, it makes no sense for them to keep that. >>most important piece of evidence away from the judge that night when she was initially making judgment. >>penney's casar ian is the woman you see being assaulted in the video. even were she says is the fact that prosecutors assured her that the judge had seen the video. >>and that's why i was so outraged that she saw that video and still let this man go and and he now it's a different question that why wouldn't the da show it or why would they tell me that they show that video to her. >>if there's one positive for casar ian. it's that the judge has now ruled the defendant austin vincent must be tracked with a gps ankle monitor. >>he's being monitored so we know where he is and he harming other or others or you know putting others address that that make

the district attorney's office never showed it to san francisco superior court judge christine van akenefore she ruled tuesday to really suspect austin vincent with the sort of case management pending his next court appearance. the da's office says videos are rarely shown during an arraignment, it makes no sense for them to keep that. >>most important piece of evidence away from the judge that night when she was initially making judgment. >>the knees casar ian is the woman you see being assaulted in the video. even were she says is the fact that prosecutors assured her that the judge had seen the video. >>and that's why i was so outraged that she saw that video and still let this man go and and he now it's a different question that why wouldn't the da show it or why would they tell me that they show that video to her. >>if there's one positive for casar ian. it's that the judge has now ruled the defendant austin vincent must be tracked with a gps ankle monitor. >>he's being monitored so we know where he is and he harming other or others or you know putting others address that that makes

officers association is calling for the judge to be reassigned to traffic court, saying judge christine van aken's decision puts the victim at risk. they say she should not be allowed to preside over any criminal cases. she may have been a reasonably competent civil attorney but is a catastrophe of a criminal judge. governor knew some spoke briefly about the incident during a stop in san francisco yesterday. >> people sometimes think they're flippantly dealt with and not seriously dealt with. people are back out on the streets, potentially can commit the crime again. >>> abc 7 news has learned vincent is schedule to appear in court this morning for a hearing. it's unclear right now what exactly is going to be discussed. >>> following the mass shootings in gilroy, el paso and dayton, local law enforcement is encouraging everyone to be prepared for the worse. you can see what went on at fairfield. this at-capacity crowd came out to learn what to do in an active killer situation. this is a replanted event but more important in light of recent advance. the advice from officials, run, hide and only if

the organization says judge christine van aken's decision puts the public at risk.hey say she should not be allowed to preside over criminal cases. she may have been a reasonably competent civil attorney but she is a catastrophe of a criminal judge. governor newsom spoke briefly about the incident during a stop in san francisco yesterday. >> people sometimes think they're flippantly dealt with and not seriously dealt with and people are back out on the streets, potentially can commit the crime again. >> governor newsom called for more resources to combat these kinds of incidents. vincent is sked yultd to return for a pretrial hearing on september 12th. a all parties hope he'll show up. >>> following the mass shootings in gilroy, el paso and dayton, local law enforcement is encouraging everyone to be prepared for the worst. last night in fairfield a capacity crowd came out to learn what to do in an active shooter situation. it was a preplanned event but more important in light of recent events. >> that's why i'm here. they all left a remarkable impact, just unpleasan

jerry brown, gavin newsome recall judge christine van aken she is not fit for this job that is putting all of our lives in danger. but late in the afternoon the public defender issued a statement saying mister vincent has no prior violent offenses nor any previous are outstanding warrants by all accounts this appears to have been a young man having a mental health crisis. the judge made the sound decision to release mr. vincent under the restrictive conditions of the sort of case management in order to provide him the services he needs. now originally vinson wasn't due back in court until september 12th. >>now we're hearing he will be back in court this friday for a special free hearing conference that was just the schedule. we don't know if that's because of the public outcry. in san francisco dan kerman kron 4 news. >>late today, the san francisco police officers association expressed its outrage over the release of austin vincent did release this statement about the judge who set him free it reads quote judge kristine van aken continued tenure overseeing criminal cases is a danger t

the district attorney's office never showed it to san francisco superior court judge christine van aken before she ruled tuesday to really suspect austin vincent with the sort of case management pending his next court appearance. the da's office says videos are rarely shown during an arraignment, it makes no sense for them to keep that. >>most important piece of evidence away from the judge that night when she was initially making judgment. >>penney's casar ian is the woman you see being assaulted in the video. even were she says is the fact that prosecutors assured her that the judge had seen the video. >>and that's why i was so outraged that she saw that video and still let this man go and and he now it's a different question that why wouldn't the da show it or why would they tell me that they show that video to her. >>if there's one positive for casar ian. it's that the judge has now ruled the defendant austin vincent must be tracked with a gps ankle monitor. >>he's being monitored so we know where he is and he harming other or others or you know putting others andris that that makes

in connection to this attack in san francisco is back in jail tonight in court today judge christine van aken ruled that austin vincent is a public safety risk and refused to set bail vincent was back in court to plead not guilty to 2 new charges, assault with a deadly weapon and making criminal threats. the new charges stem from a february 4th incident near 4th and brandon in san francisco where vincent reportedly threatened to kill a woman and her friends as they waited for a ride share car. vinson is now due back in court next month. prosecutors say they will try and consolidate the 2 cases into one. the center. >>earl surgeon pleaded not guilty today to opioid overdose deaths of 5 patients doctor thomas keller is charged with second degree murder of 5 patients by allegedly prescribing dangerously high levels of addictive opioids and narcotics to them. the 72 year-old entered not guilty pleas after a lengthy bail hearing disclosing some of colors entries about his patients in a private journal during the bail hearing his lawyer said the 5 alleged murders were actually 4 suicides in one acc

she says the da's office told her the judge had seen the video but the judge, christine van aken, says it is not true. she says first time she saw the video was on tv when she was out at dinner. >> because of the video i have additional concerns now. mentalllness remain free in housing. >> it doesn't make it better he went on without anything for a day and a half. like this decision should have been the decision she made. as a judge, you don't get a second chance. this was her second chance to make it better. >> reporter: do you think wearing an ankle monitor is enough for this man? >> i don't think so. i think that clearly this is someone who needs help. the fact that he was released without a real plan around how we're going to get him the help that he needs to not do what he did again, that's what i'm concerned about. >> reporter: and we should point pout both the judge and the da's office says videos are not usually viewed during arraignments. if you are wondering where vincent is now, we asked his public defender and the da's office. all we are told is that he is in a p nay o with

but tuesday, san francisco superior court judge christine van aken said her public safety assessment of vincent had now changed. this comes as vincent seen in court in orange county jail jumpsuit was charged with 2 new crimes, assault with a deadly weapon and making criminal threats. these new charges stem from a february 4th incident near 4th and brandon. we're vincent allegedly armed with a knife is suspected of threatening to kill a woman and her friends as they waited for a row, i'd share vehicle. judge van aken said she's concerned that until vinson's underlying issues are addressed. he is a public safety risk as a result. she ruled there would be no bail in either of the 2 cases sending vincent back to the county jail pending his next hearing. boston's. >>you know obviously upset about the situation. my focus is remain on austin is helping austin and i'm just going to keep helping them navigate through this complex system. >>vinson's public defender who in a previous hearing said vincent was having a mental health crisis at the time of last week's incident argued vincent was no

the district attorney's office never showed it to san francisco superior court judge christine van aken before she ruled tuesday to really suspect austin vincent with the sort of case management pending his next court appearance. the da's office says videos are rarely shown during an arraignment, it makes no sense for them to keep that. >>most important piece of evidence away from the judge that night when she was initially making judgment. >>the knees casar ian is the woman you see being assaulted in the video. even were she says is the fact that prosecutors assured her that the judge had seen the video. >>and that's why i was so outraged that she saw that video and still let this man go and and he now it's a different question that why wouldn't the da show it or why would they tell me that they show that video to her. >>if there's one positive for casar ian. it's that the judge has now ruled the defendant austin vincent must be tracked with a gps ankle monitor. >>he's being monitored so we know where he is and he harming other or others or you know putting others address that that mak

. >> reporter: judge christine van aken did not order vincent to go to jail last week but did schedule a court date for today. following their investigation san francisco police made arrangements to arrest him on the new charge. >> we monitored mr. vincent as we knew that he was in a treatment program and with a gps monitor so we knew his location. we spoke with the public defender, and there was an agreement that mr. vincent would turn himself in this morning. >> reporter: vincent's attorney has said that his client spent most of last week in a live in treatment center getting medical attention for mental health issues. he said today he will represent vincent against these latest allegations. >> he takes the situation very serious but he's also taking his treatment very serious and he's been doing everything he has to do to get better. >> reporter: because of today's arrest the hearing on the attack caught on video has been postponed so the court can begin processing the new allegations. >> the defendant is being booked. that process takes some time. and while he's getting booked, the

released from jail after seeing that video outside the victim's beale street condo no judge christine van aken says cent was follow has followed every order she has given him including participating in a supportive program living in temporary housing since he is homeless. >>and wearing an ankle monitor. the public defender representing and sent. did release a statement saying justice is often challenged by mental health and rehabilitation needs and jailing people doesn't always service its intended means. >>judge aiken did say in court on friday she made her decision to release consent before seeing that video but she stands by her decision. >>see that video tired of the rain it was on. she'll be. or not. >>generally played at arraignment, sometimes they are i think that. and you know what you draw your own conclusion. >>no hearing is going to be this morning around 9 o'clock soul see even sent in court. he will show up is expected to he does have that in monitor on him and he is a in contact with his lawyers he's making sure that he's on top of it and so office to happen stay in the courtroom

beale street condo now judge christine van aken says vincent has followed every order she's giving him including participating in a supportive program living in temporary housing since he is homeless and wearing an ankle monitor the public defender representing been sent says justices often challenged by mental health and rehabilitation needs jailing doesn't always help service these people when they need it. >>judge aiken did say in court on friday she made her decision to release consent before seeing the video what she stands by her decision. >>close to evening news for you. access and use all cases. >>as important to know that when we for sure covering this last week they said that drugs we're not involved in the police report. so mental al see if that was the cause of the root of why vincent did this attack is does he have some type mental illness. also he is going to be in court this morning around 9 o'clock so we'll follow that for you the latest see what happens inside that courtroom for now live in san francisco sarah stinson kron 4 news kate, thank you sarah. >>and the victim