The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office confirmed Monday that it will not charge the suspect a fatal stabbing last month near the Embarcadero BART station.
District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said her office could not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the suspect — 36-year-old Jonathan Wright — did not act in self-defense.
Wright was arrested on suspicion of murder a few weeks after the Nov. 13 incident near the intersection of Market and Main. Officers responded early that morning to a report of a bleeding person. Officers located a male victim with an injury just outside the entrance to the BART/Muni Metro Embarcadero station.
Despite the efforts of first responders, the victim remained was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident forced authorities to close the station and affected BART and Muni service.
Wright was arrested on November 24 just after midnight by BART police at the Bay Fair station on an outstanding warrant, before initially being linked to the fatal stabbing. He was also suspected of fare evasion, authorities said. BART police have listed him as transient.
Wright was also booked into San Francisco County Jail No. 2 on suspicion of murder just after 8 a.m., according to jail records. Jenkins did not indicate whether or not charges could be filed against Wright in the incident at a later date.
