(KRON) – Deon Vonzell Brimmer has been convicted of second-degree burglary and vandalism after breaking into and vandalizing a synagogue, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said.
Early in the morning of August 7, 2023, Brimmer, 43, broke into Congregation Sherith Israel through a back window. By activating the alarm, he damaged the alarm equipment, the district attorney’s office said.
According to the synagogue’s security footage, Brimmer began covering the building when an employee caught him. Prosecutors said the footage showed Brimmer posing as a security guard by wearing a council jacket and a “Sherith Israel” identification tag he found in a closet. He then confronted an employee who demanded payment for “security services.” Brimmer left the establishment after the employee did not give him money, the prosecutor said.
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Less than a week later, Brimmer was arrested about a mile away.
“Places of worship are sacred, and the law protects them from violations like the burglary in this case,” said Assistant District Attorney Abigail Adams. “I am grateful to the jury for carefully considering the evidence and holding the defendant accountable for this violation of Sherith Israel, its employees and its congregants.”
Brimmer is currently out of custody and his sentencing is scheduled for October 29.
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