People v. Williams CA3

BACKGROUND

Harrison operated six group homes in the Sacramento area. The group homes provided housing for people with severe mental health issues and those experiencing chronic homelessness. Defendant became a resident at one of these homes in December 2020. A few weeks into defendant’s residency, Harrison started getting complaints from other residents’ social workers concerning defendant’s aggressive and irrational behavior. Harrison initially tried to work with defendant, going over the details of each incident with him, and viewing each as “a teaching moment.” However, over the next several months, whenever Harrison or his business partner came to the house, defendant “would just call the police for no reason.” This happened more than 20 times. Among other things, defendant claimed there were dead bodies at the house. Eventually, Harrison was told by law enforcement that he could be charged for excessive calls for service. This caused Harrison to stay away from the house as much as he could to avoid further conflict with defendant. On July 5, 2021, Harrison was notified that the electricity had been cut and the plumbing was backed up at the house. Harrison called a plumber to…