20-year-old man arrested for allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman’s house | The Verge

AINewsTech20-year-old man arrested for allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman’s houseThe suspect allegedly made threats outside OpenAI’s offices later Friday morning.The suspect allegedly made threats outside OpenAI’s offices later Friday morning.by Stevie BonifieldApr 10, 2026, 8:16 PM UTCLinkShareGiftPhoto: Justin Sullivan via Getty ImagesStevie Bonifield is a news writer covering all things consumer tech. Stevie started out at Laptop Mag writing news and reviews on hardware, gaming, and AI.San Francisco police have arrested a 20-year-old man suspected of throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s Russian Hill house early Friday morning, The San Francisco Standard reports. The incident was caught on surveillance cameras shortly before 7AM ET. Later that morning, someone matching the suspect’s description was seen making threats outside OpenAI’s Mission Bay offices, where he was arrested around 9AM ET.OpenAI spokesperson Jamie Radice confirmed the incident in a statement to The Verge, saying, “Thankfully, no one was hurt. We deeply appreciate how quickly SFPD responded and the support from the city in helping keep our employees safe. The individual is in custody, and we’re assisting law enforcement with their investigation.”The San Francisco police department shared a post on X on Friday about what appears to be the same incident, stating that the suspect was “threatening to burn down the building” outside a business in “the 1400 block of 3rd st...