Lawyer Says SF ‘Serial Stalker’ Is Mentally Ill: Report

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A lawyer for accused San Francisco serial stalker Bill Gene Hobbs said during Hobbs’ preliminary hearing that it is “clear” that the 34-year-old is suffering from “mental health issues,” according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

Meanwhile during the hearing – which concluded Wednesday – prosecutors argued that his actions were calculated, the Chronicle reported.

San Francisco Superior Court Judge Stephen Murphy is expected to give a ruling Tuesday as to whether there is enough evidence for the case against Hobbs to continue, the outlet said.

Hobbs faces 21 misdemeanor counts and one felony charge of false imprisonment after being accused of stalking and inappropriately touching dozens of women, according to the outlet.

As previously reported, Hobbs allegedly continued to stalk young women after San Francisco Superior Court Judge Russell Roeca dismissed a case against him in relation to the stalking, clearing a court order that required Hobbs to stay away from the girl and releasing him from jail.

“...Numerous young women around San Francisco have shared descriptions on social media of the same distinctive-looking man — tall, white, short-haired, covered in tattoos — following, grabbing and, in one case, forcibly kissing them as they walked alone,” the Chronicle reported in September.

Read more at the San Francisco Chronicle.