A San Francisco jury has convicted Christian Plummer of assault with a deadly weapon, battery, and brandishing a weapon after he approached a victim’s apartment carrying a hammer and tried to force his way inside. The victim pushed him away in self-defense, according to testimony and evidence presented at trial.
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced that her office secured Plummer’s conviction following the jury trial, according to a post from the SF District Attorney’s Office. Per the same account, Plummer approached the victim’s apartment holding a hammer and attempted to enter before the victim pushed him away in self-defense. The office described the conviction as covering three separate counts: assault with a deadly weapon, battery, and brandishing a weapon.
2/ Mr. Plummer was convicted of assault w/ a deadly weapon, battery, & brandishing a weapon. According to the testimony & evidence, Mr. Plummer approached the victim’s apartment holding a hammer. He tried to enter & the victim pushed him in self-defense.
— SF DISTRICT ATTORNEY (@SFDAOffice) August 14, 2026
What the Charges Mean Under California Law
Assault with a deadly weapon under California Penal Code Section 245(a)(1) is a wobbler offense, meaning prosecutors can charge it as either a felony or a misdemeanor. As a felony, it can carry two, three, or four years in state prison, according to the Hedding Law Firm, which notes that California law classifies objects capable of producing great bodily injury, including hammers, as deadly weapons under that statute…