Man Charged for SF School Threats

San Francisco prosecutors said on May 15 that Anatoly Smolkin, 41, was charged with multiple felonies after authorities accused him of making threats against two schools and warning during his arrest that city leaders would be shot if officers did not release him. District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said the case involved a series of threats at an elementary school and a middle school. Prosecutors said one campus sought police coverage after an online post, and another was locked down for several hours with children and teachers inside. The district attorney's office said it would seek to hold Smolkin without bail and move to revoke his felony probation. ### Which charges did prosecutors file? The May 15 complaint charged Smolkin with two counts of making threats of violence at a sensitive location, two counts of making criminal threats and two counts of resisting an executive officer, all felonies, according to the district attorney's office. Prosecutors also alleged the offenses were committed while he was on felony probation. (sfdistrictattorney.org) Brooke Jenkins said in the release that her office viewed the allegations as a public safety risk and would ask the court to detain Smolkin pending trial without bail. The office also said it would seek revocation of his probation. ### What do prosecutors say happened at the first school? Court records cited by prosecutors said a head of school saw a threatening post on one school's social media account on May 11. (sfdistrictattorney.org) The district attorney's office said the post was allegedly written by Smolkin and was considered credible because the school had previously reported two similar threats allegedly linked to him. The district attorney's office said the message named the school and described shooting people. Prosecutors said the post appeared in response to a school message announcing new programming for students, and the head of school asked for police coverage afterward. ### What happened at the second campus? (sfdistrictattorney.org) Prosecutors said San Francisco police responded to a different school on May 13 after an incident that began the previous evening. Court records cited by the district attorney's office said Smolkin allegedly entered the school's parking lot on May 12, approached an adult and made what prosecutors called grave threats against people in the building. (sfdistrictattorney.org) The following morning, just before the start of school on May 13, Smolkin allegedly returned and made similar threats, according to the release. Prosecutors said the school then went into lockdown for several hours while children and teachers remained inside. The district attorney's office said police reviewed surveillance video and identified Smolkin. (sfdistrictattorney.org) ### What do authorities say happened during the arrest? Police located Smolkin at about 3:42 p.m., prosecutors said. During the arrest, the district attorney's office said, he allegedly told officers that numerous city leaders would be shot if he was not released. The district attorney's office said those incidents took place less than two months after a March 24, 2026 conviction for felony resisting an executive officer. (sfdistrictattorney.org) Prosecutors also said Smolkin had 10 prior convictions for making threats that were alleged as prior strikes in the new case. ### What is the next step in the case? (sfdistrictattorney.org) A May 15 arraignment for Smolkin was scheduled for 1:30 p.m. at the Hall of Justice in San Francisco, according to the district attorney's office. The San Francisco Superior Court says criminal cases in the city are heard at the Hall of Justice, 850 Bryant St. (sfdistrictattorney.org) Court records were not available in the materials reviewed here to show how Smolkin pleaded at that hearing. The district attorney's office said prosecutors planned to ask for detention without bail and to pursue revocation of his probation as the case moves forward. (sfdistrictattorney.org)