San Francisco police on Monday arrested a man known for driving around the city in a purple Ferrari with his pet duck, Daisy. SFPD officers say Brian Currier brandished a gun at a pedestrian, then barricaded himself in his Nob Hill home, leading to a standoff with police that lasted hours.
Currier has been struggling with mental health challenges, according to Reddit posts from people who say they know him. He sent a series of increasingly erratic emails addressed to media outlets, including The Standard, and government agencies like the White House over recent weeks. Two were sent during Currier’s alleged standoff with police.
Officers responded around 2:30 p.m. Monday to a report of a person driving a sedan who had pointed a gun at a pedestrian on California Street. The suspect fled eastbound without injuring the pedestrian, police said…