Hersom

I.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL

BACKGROUND

Shortly before midnight on April 16, 2022, P.S., who lived on Langton Street between Folsom Street and Howard Street, heard “[a] loud bang.” He looked out his window and saw a man, whom he later identified as Hersom, “going through the back of an automobile” parked near the Folsom intersection. P.S. called 911, and a recording of the call was played for the jury. As he was talking to the 911 operator, P.S. saw Hersom remove some items from the car, a Mazda. Hersom then rode away on a bicycle. A minute or two later, while P.S. was still on the call, Hersom returned and began going through the Mazda again. P.S. told the operator that Hersom was “pulling more stuff out of the back” of the car. The police arrived

2 immediately, while Hersom was still present in possession of “a bunch of stuff.” P.S. saw Hersom attempt “to quickly ride away on the bike,” but the police surrounded and arrested him. Meanwhile, I.L., the Mazda’s owner, returned to find that the car’s “complete back window was shattered in and . . . things had obviously been rummaged around.” Several items were missing, including a gym bag, a computer monitor, and some storage…