Overview
- Valentino Cash Amil remained jailed without bond after his Thursday arraignment, and the court set his next hearing for April 24.
- He faces a murder charge, a deadly-weapon allegation tied to the car, and felony leaving the scene, as prosecutors seek pretrial detention.
- Prosecutors cite video they say shows the pedestrian posed no serious threat, as the defense argues he acted to protect his wife and two children.
- The case centers on a Monday encounter near Mission Street and South Van Ness after a gas-station exit blocked the sidewalk, when the driver accelerated into 74-year-old Dannielle Spillman and ran her over, according to court documents.
- Police say they found the Mercedes on Highway 101 using a drone and arrested Amil near Potrero Avenue and 18th Street without incident.