Man Convicted Of Kidnapping Woman In San Francisco's Mission District

CBS Bay Area

June 7, 2924

A man was found guilty of kidnapping a woman in San Francisco's Mission District in 2023, according to prosecutors.

Michael Stortz, 36, was convicted of one count of kidnapping after a trial by jury, the San Francisco District Attorney's Office said in a statement Thursday.

Based on evidence and testimony presented at trial, at around 2:15 a.m. on Oct. 3, 2023, Stortz crossed 24th Street near Balmy Street and targeted a young woman who had been on her phone for a few minutes. Prosecutors said he examined her for a brief moment and then grabbed her from behind and dragged her fifty feet down Balmy Street to an area surrounded by metal cages.

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