Overview
- Elaine Forbes was arrested on July 18 after deputies found her aboard a 66-foot yacht at the Sausalito Yacht Harbor, and prosecutors filed four misdemeanor charges including prowling, two counts of unlawful lodging, and petty theft.
- Authorities say deputies initially booked her on suspicion of felony burglary because she was found manipulating the yacht’s controls and that owners reported multiple boats had been entered and ransacked.
- A Marin County judge on July 22 released Forbes on her own recognizance and ordered her to voluntarily submit to a psychiatric evaluation, with her next court date set for August 11.
- Family spokespeople and multiple reports say a missing‑person report had been filed the day before she was found and that Forbes was experiencing a mental health crisis when the incidents occurred.
- Sausalito officials have kept Forbes on leave, named an acting city manager and held a closed‑session personnel review while the sheriff’s office investigation continues and city leaders arrange temporary management support.