James Durgin, the central figure in NBC Bay Area’s docuseries ‘Saving San Francisco,’ was ordered released from jail on Friday after a judge sentenced him to time already spent for violating the terms of his probation.
As part of a plea deal Durgin struck after allegedly attacking an elderly man in 2021, Durgin was required to complete a year of residential treatment at a rehab facility as part of his probation, but he abandoned the program after just three months.
Durgin, subsequently, failed to show up to court, which led the court to issue a warrant for his arrest. Durgin was apprehended in February and has remained an inmate at the San Francisco County Jail ever since. He is now expected to be released from jail Friday evening.
Senior Investigative Reporter Bigad Shaban has more in the video above.
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