Robert Sonza, a long-time resident of San Francisco, has quite a criminal record. He’s a regular visitor to the region’s jailhouse for burglarizing and/or stealing cars. Over five years, authorities arrested him more than 12 times.
However, judges tended to let him out of jail early. Sonza repeatedly reoffended, and authorities put him behind bars within weeks of his release.
Police have also arrested and charged Sonza with multiple felonies unrelated to stealing or burglarizing cars. Prosecutors tried Sonza in front of San Francisco Superior Court Judge Bruce E. Chan. However, he stayed the sentence and released Sonza after four months.
The city’s DA wants him in prison, like, today
Brooke Jenkins, the city’s District Attorney, has followed Sonza’s case closely. She noted that many given second, third, or fourth chances don’t reoffend after having learned their lesson. Sonza, she says, has not…