(This content was created with the help of AI.) The San Francisco Chronicle is out with a deep dive into a bizarre Sacramento stalking case that ultimately turned out to be the reverse of what police and prosecutors first believed.
The story centers on Shawn Stewart, a recovering heroin addict accused of menacing his counselor at a methadone clinic, Bridget Adams. At first, the allegations seemed straightforward and highly credible: threatening messages, reports of disturbing encounters, and a vulnerable counselor pleading for protection from a troubled client.
Stewart was jailed, and few in the system appeared inclined to question the narrative. But Matthias Gafni of the Chronicle methodically traces how that narrative unraveled under closer scrutiny…