A preliminary hearing for a Muni mechanic and street seller accused of selling late-night Muni transfers illegally was postponed Friday until Aug. 17.
The Public Press reported this week that San Francisco police arrested Muni mechanic Edmund King and charged him with providing late-night transfers to another suspect, Leroy Gutierrez, to sell them on the streets illegally. The police said they caught both during an sting operation following a months-long investigation.
King is charged with two felonies, possession of stolen property and embezzlement by a public employee, the district attorney’s office said. King is out of police custody on $33,000 bail.
Gutierrez faces a felony charge for possessing stolen property and a misdemeanor for possessing a knife. His bail was set at $10,000. He did not make bail.
If convicted, King could spend a maximum of three years in state prison for each felony count. Guiterrez could face three years in state prison for the felony and six months in county jail for the misdemeanor.
King has a new attorney representing him, which caused the postponement.
