Man Charged for SF School Threats

San Francisco prosecutors charged a 41-year-old man on May 15 with multiple felonies after authorities said he made threats tied to two city schools and later threatened city leaders during his arrest. District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said Anatoly Smolkin was charged in connection with threats at a local elementary school and a middle school. Prosecutors said the case included 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. The district attorney's office said it would seek to hold him without bail and move to revoke his felony probation. ### Who is charged, and what counts does he face? Anatoly Smolkin, 41, was named by the San Francisco District Attorney's Office as the defendant in the case. Prosecutors said all six counts are felonies. The charging document also alleges the conduct occurred while Smolkin was on felony probation and says he had prior serious felony convictions that prosecutors are treating as strike priors. (sfdistrictattorney.org) SFGATE, citing the district attorney's office, reported that Smolkin had 10 previous convictions for making threats. The district attorney's release said he had been convicted on March 24, 2026, of felony resisting an executive officer, less than two months before the new alleged incidents. ### What did prosecutors say happened at the first school? (sfdistrictattorney.org) May 11, 2026, is the date prosecutors said a head of school saw a threatening post on one school's social media account that they alleged was posted by Smolkin. The district attorney's office said the school had previously reported two similar threats allegedly from him, and that the latest message appeared in response to a post about new programming for students. (sfgate.com) The district attorney's office said the head of school viewed the threat as credible because it named the school and described shooting people. Prosecutors said the school then asked for police coverage. ### What happened at the second school, according to court records? May 12 and May 13 are the dates prosecutors tied to the second school. (sfdistrictattorney.org) The district attorney's office said Smolkin allegedly went onto the school's parking lot on the evening of May 12, approached an adult and made threats against people inside the building. Prosecutors said he returned just before the start of school on May 13 and made similar threats again. The district attorney's office said the school was placed on lockdown for several hours while children and teachers remained inside. Prosecutors said San Francisco police obtained surveillance video and immediately recognized Smolkin. ### What did prosecutors say he told officers during the arrest? About 3:42 p.m. on May 13 is when San Francisco police located Smolkin, according to the district attorney's office. (sfdistrictattorney.org) Prosecutors said that during the arrest he allegedly told officers that numerous city leaders would be shot if he was not released. KRON reported the charges were announced Friday and described the threats as tied to local elementary and middle schools. (sfdistrictattorney.org) The station's report matched the district attorney's account that the arrest followed the second school's lockdown and police review of surveillance footage. ### What happens next in court? May 15 at 1:30 p.m. was the scheduled arraignment time listed by the district attorney's office. (sfdistrictattorney.org) The hearing was set for the Hall of Justice in San Francisco, where the criminal division hears felony arraignments and other proceedings, according to the San Francisco Superior Court website. Prosecutors said they would ask the court to detain Smolkin pending trial without bail and to revoke his probation. (kron4.com)