20-year-old man arrested for allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman’s house

April 10, 2026 Stevie Bonifield

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San Francisco police have arrested a 20-year-old man suspected of throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's Russian Hill house early Friday morning, The San Francisco Standard reports. The incident was caught on surveillance cameras shortly before 7AM ET. Later that morning, someone matching the suspect's description was seen making threats outside OpenAI's Mission Bay offices, where he was arrested around 9AM ET.

OpenAI spokesperson Jamie Radice confirmed the incident in a statement to The Verge, saying, "Thankfully, no one was hurt. We deeply appreciate how quickly SFPD responded and the support from the city in helping keep …

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