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New details in multiple cases reportedly targeting OpenAI CEO
Investigators release new details in a pair of cases involving arson and shots fired at or near the home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
SPRING, Tex. - The FBI on Monday raided a home in Spring, Texas connected to the suspect accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s house in San Francisco.
Video of the scene showed a large law enforcement presence in a residential neighborhood on Monday.
According to FOX News, the home is connected to 20-year-old Daniel Alejandro Moreno-Gama.
Arson attack at Sam Altman's San Francisco home
The backstory:
San Francisco police began investigating an arson attack involving a Molotov cocktail at Altman's home on Friday morning.
San Francisco police and firefighters were called to the residence between Jones and Leavenworth streets just before 4 a.m. Friday.
Investigators say the fire occurred at an exterior gate and had been extinguishged by bystanders by the time officers arrived. Police recovered evidence of an incendiary device at the scene.
It remains unclear if Altman was home at the time of the incident, and no injuries were reported.
"We deeply appreciate how quickly SFPD responded and the support from the city in helping keep our employees safe," OpenAI said in a statement.
Following the incident at Altman’s home, police say Moreno-Gama fled the scene on foot.
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Threats to OpenAI headquarters
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After the suspect allegedly threw the Molotov cocktail at the home and fled, officers responded a short while later to a business on the 1400 block of 3rd Street, the site of OpenAI’s Mission Bay headquarters, following reports of a suspect threatening to burn the building down.
Police identified Moreno-Gama as the same individual involved in the earlier arson attempt and took him into custody.
United States Attorney Craig H. Missakian added that, when Moreno-Gama arrived at the location, he allegedly tried to break a glass window with a chair and claimed he had "come to burn down the location and kill everyone inside."
Investigations Bureau Deputy Chief Luke Marin said Moreno-Gama was found at the scene with "additional incendiary devices, flammable liquid and a lighter."
Sources close to the investigation told Fox News that Moreno-Gama was driven by his anti-AI views and was also carrying a manifesto when he was arrested in San Francisco.
The document, described as a "three-part series," includes a list of other AI executives and investors along with their names and addresses, sources said.
Man facing numerous charges
What we know:
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins on Monday said Moreno-Gama is facing numerous state charges, including two counts of attempted murder, two counts of attempted arson, and several related to the alleged creation and use of incendiary devices.
On the federal level, Missakian said Moreno-Gama is facing charges of possessing an unregistered firearm and destruction of property with an explosive device.
Missakian added that, if investigators discover any indication that Moreno-Gama's actions were taken to affect policy change, then the case will be treated as an act of domestic terrorism.
Jenkins said Moreno-Gama is facing 19 years to life in prison if found guilty on the state charges alone.
The Source: The information in this article comes from FOX News, prior KTVU reporting and San Francisco police.