A San Francisco jury has convicted Travis Wykle, 42, of first-degree burglary for stealing an electric wheelchair from the lobby of a 66-year-old resident’s apartment building, District Attorney Brooke Jenkins’s office announced. CBS Bay Area reported the verdict Tuesday, Nov. 10. The jury also found a “hot prowl” allegation true.
Why it matters: Prosecutors said the victim, who has mobility issues, now uses a cane. Sentencing is set for Nov. 23, 2026, and Wykle is in custody.
According to evidence presented at trial, the victim parked the wheelchair in the apartment complex lobby on Oct. 28, 2025. At about 7:10 a.m. the next morning, Wykle gained access to the locked building and left with the wheelchair, the district attorney’s office said. CBS, citing the same account, said he entered around 7 a.m. on Oct. 29.
“This was no regular theft — Mr. Wykle targeted a man in one of our most vulnerable communities,” Jenkins said. Assistant District Attorney En-Ta Tu, who prosecuted the case, said, “Stealing something is already wrong. Then to take something from such a vulnerable member of our community is especially wrong. While the victim no longer has his wheelchair and has to use a cane to get around now, I hope this verdict brings some sense of justice to him.” The office credited a San Francisco Police Department investigation and listed the court number as 25025493.