Man charged with attempted murder after attack on OpenAI CEO Altman’s home

A 20-year-old Texan faces potential life imprisonment after an arson attack on Sam Altman’s San Francisco residence.Authorities in the United States have charged a 20-year-old Texas man with attempted murder and arson after he allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at the home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.Daniel Moreno-Gama faces two counts of attempted murder and nine other charges following last week’s arson attack on Altman’s residence in San Francisco, District Attorney of San Francisco Brooke Jenkins said on Monday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4UN experts slam attacks on Gaza shelters, forced displacement in West Banklist 2 of 4Energy prices rise despite Jones Act suspension by Trumplist 3 of 4UN urges ‘all parties’ to respect navigation in Strait of Hormuzlist 4 of 4Hezbollah leader urges Lebanon’s government to pull out of Israel talksend of list“We interpret this behaviour for just what it is: An attempt on Mr Altman’s life and an extreme danger to those around him and those who work for his company,” Jenkins said at a news conference.“As the DA, my office will prosecute this case to the fullest extent of the law.”Moreno-Gama is also separately facing federal charges of attempted damage and destruction of property by means of explosives, and possession of an unregistered firearm.Moreno-Gama faces the possibility of life in prison under the charges.San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins speaks during a news conference on Monday in San Francisco [Jeff Chiu/AP]Moreno-Gama, from Houston, Texas, was captured on a security camera hurling an incendiary device at Altman’s home shortly after 3:30am local time on Friday, according to an FBI affidavit.The suspect then travelled to OpenAI’s San Francisco headquarters, where he struck the building’s glass doors with a chair and stated his intention to “burn it down and kill anyone inside”, according to the affidavit filed in US District Court for the Northern District of California.