Man accused of attacking Sam Altman's home was in midst of mental health crisis, lawyer says
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The man accused of trying to kill OpenAI CEO Sam Altman by throwing a Molotov cocktail at his San Francisco home was experiencing a mental health crisis and has been overcharged by prosecutors, his public defender said Tuesday.
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