Portions of the pink triangle atop Twin Peaks were vandalized during this year’s display in mid-June.

Photo: Patrick Carney

A San Francisco judge ruled that charges will go forward against a 19-year-old man accused of vandalizing the pink triangle installation atop Twin Peaks during Pride Month in June. The judge’s decision followed a preliminary hearing September 30 in San Francisco Superior Court.

As the Bay Area Reporter previously reported, Lester Bamacajeronimo was charged with a felony count of vandalism in the amount of over $400, and two other counts of possession of graffiti tools and resisting arrest. 

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins told the B.A.R. her office opted not to charge a hate crime in this case because, in her words, Bamacajeronimo “was unaware of wh

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