SAN FRANCISCO — A newly-filed complaint by the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office alleges that multiple San Francisco police officers engaged in racial profiling, unlawful detention, excessive force and an illegal home entry during a chaotic late-night encounter that turned a family gathering in Hunters Point into what attorneys described as a scene of confusion and violence.
The complaint, submitted March 18 to the Department of Police Accountability, calls for a “complete and thorough investigation” into the actions of Officers Sammie Byrd and Lee Johnson, as well as other responding officers, during an Aug. 30, 2025 incident that began with a routine call and escalated within minutes.
According to the complaint, the incident began just before midnight when officers responded to a report of a dispute near Ingalls Street and La Salle Avenue after a car ran out of gas. A woman told police that her boyfriend had fled following an argument and described him as “Black, 5’5” tall, with curly hair, and wearing a black spider hoodie with red rhinestones, black sweats, and crocs.”…