A San Francisco jury has convicted 42-year-old Michael Mangrum of violating a criminal protective order that barred him from contacting a victim, the District Attorney's Office announced yesterday. Mangrum was found guilty under California Penal Code Section 166(c)(1), and he now faces sentencing next month, though he remains out of custody in the meantime.
According to the SF District Attorney's Office, trial evidence showed Mangrum violated a restraining order that prohibited him from contacting the victim. District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said the jury's verdict holds Mr. Mangrum accountable, and added that people who violate criminal protection orders pose a serious risk to victims. The case, court number 25019565, was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Albert J. Ujcic III, who said that violating a court-ordered restraining order is a crime and violators will be held accountable.
1/ Today, SFDA @BrookeJenkinsSF announced that her office secured a conviction of Michael Mangrum after a trial by jury convicted of violating a criminal protective order. 🧵
— SF DISTRICT ATTORNEY (@SFDAOffice) August 28, 2026
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Mangrum is scheduled to be sentenced on September 21, 2026. Under Penal Code Section 166(c)(1), a first conviction for violating a domestic violence protective order is a misdemeanor carrying up to one year in county jail and fines up to $1,000, according to Kraut Law Group — a heavier maximum than the six months typically imposed for standard contempt of court. Repeat violations can be charged as a “wobbler” offense, giving prosecutors the discretion to pursue felony charges carrying up to three years in state prison, per Kelman Sky Law.
What Prosecutors Had to Prove
To secure a conviction under Penal Code Section 166, California's jury instructions required prosecutors to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a judge had issued a lawful order, that Mangrum knew about it, that he had the ability to comply, and that he willfully disobeyed it anyway, per the Shouse Law Group. The DA's office credited several people with helping build the case, including victim advocate Jodee Brown, paralegal Aareona Miles, and DA investigator Jesus Mendoza. The San Francisco Police Department also assisted in the prosecution, according to the announcement.
The Mangrum verdict is the latest in a steady run of domestic violence convictions the DA's office has publicized this August alone. Last Friday, a jury convicted Alexander London of felony domestic violence and domestic battery, and on August 10, Kelly Shaw was convicted of domestic violence, assault, and a protective order violation. Back in April, prosecutors secured an even larger protective order case when Richard Lamont Jones was found guilty of 37 counts of criminal protective order violations alongside witness tampering and child sexual abuse material charges — a case Hoodline covered in an earlier report on 37 order violations.
A System Under Strain
The steady cadence of convictions comes even as the infrastructure behind these cases faces real strain. Reporting from KQED found that the San Francisco Police Department's Special Victims Unit, which investigates domestic violence and sexual assault cases, has shrunk by half in recent years due to department-wide staffing shortages. Separately, a July 2026 report from the California Policy Lab found San Francisco County has averaged fewer than 25 domestic violence convictions per 100,000 residents annually over the past decade — a rate roughly in line with neighboring Alameda, Contra Costa, and San Mateo counties.
San Francisco requires quarterly domestic violence data reporting across city agencies, including the police department and the Department on the Status of Women, under municipal legislation passed in November 2021. The DA's office also tags domestic violence cases in its internal database so outcomes can be tracked publicly through DataSF's open data dashboards. Survivors in San Francisco can also turn to community-based resources, including the Asian Women's Shelter, which the 19th News reports operates the city's only dedicated domestic violence program specifically tailored for LGBTQ+ survivors.
Where Survivors Can Get Help
The DA's announcement included a list of local and national resources for domestic violence survivors. Woman, Inc. can be reached at 877.384.3578, and the National Domestic Violence Hotline is available at 800.799.7233 or by texting START to 88788. La Casa de las Madres offers crisis text support at 415.200.3575, while A Women's Place can be reached at 415.487.2140.
Additional local support includes the Asian Women's Shelter's crisis line at 877.751.0880, the Riley Center at St. Vincent de Paul SF at 415.255.0165, and Black Women Revolt Against Domestic Violence at 888.260.1498, extension 1. The Mission Neighborhood Resource Center can be reached at 415.869.7977, and the Cooperative Restraining Order Clinic is available at 415.969.6711 for those seeking help navigating protective orders.
