Man accused of attempted murder after trying to throw girlfriend from balcony
A man accused of attempted murder after twice trying to throw his girlfriend off the balcony of her fourth-floor apartment will appear in a San Francisco courtroom today to set a trial date.
Prosecutors say Troy Warmsley, 26, tried to kill the woman during a two-hour attack committed in the small hours of May 18 2025. This was, they say, the culmination of a series of vicious assaults committed over the course of an eight-month relationship begun via the Hinge dating app.
“[Warmsley] force[d] victim to assume a ‘crucifix’ position on the couch and began to strike her in the face with his hands and fists multiple times,” wrote assistant district attorney Matthew Donahue in a motion to detain.
“As victim tried to defend herself, [Warmsley] bit her arms, pinned her to the ground with his knee and continued to hit her in the face.”
“[Warmsley] then got up and retrieved a knife from the kitchen.”
“I could throw you over this balcony and watch you splat, and I wouldn’t feel anything,” the woman accused Warmsley of saying, according to prosecutors, before trying to heave her over the railing.
Prosecutors say there were a litany of domestic violence incidents since the couple met in October 2024, beginning with Warmsley strangling and slapping the woman on October 24 after a dispute in a bar.
On April 10 2025 Warmsley is accused of taking the victim’s cellphone before punching her repeatedly in the face and pulling her hair. In another altercation, prosecutors say, Warmsley asked the woman if she was ready and directed her to get on her knees and keep her chin up before striking her ten times. Each time she fell, the woman reported, Warmsley would kick her and pull her back upright by her hair.
Just before Christmas 2024, after a dispute that arose in a bar and continued back to an apartment, the victim says Warmsley threw her to the ground and sat on her before using both of his hands to choke her for a full minute while telling her he could kill her.
Earlier this month Warmsley failed in a bid to have the attempted murder charge thrown out. While tacitly conceding that the behavior was “dangerous” Warmsley’s attorney told the court that there was no suggestion that her client had taken steps to murder the woman.
“Intending to commit a crime in the future does not constitute a criminal attempt,” wrote public defender Latisha McCray in a motion. ”There must be a direct step aimed at committing the crime, beyond merely planning or preparing to commit it”
Judge Michael Rhodes agreed with prosecutors that the charge should stand.
Warmsley, who has pleaded not guilty to 17 charges, including attempted murder and domestic violence, will appear this morning in Department 22 of San Francisco’s Hall of Justice to set a trial date. He remains in custody.
The case continues.
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