The brother of a former college athlete who has been seen terrorizing the streets of San Francisco says he has broken up with her.
Ben Andrews said his sister Kim, 36, should be locked up but instead has been left to roam the playgrounds of posh parts of San Francisco while hurling vile verbal abuse and threats.
The former track star, whose late father was a renowned supercomputer expert, is accused of threatening to kidnap children and kill their parents. But Ben says progressive California lawmakers should be blamed for not keeping her in prison.
“I want nothing to do with this and the state is to blame,” Ben Andrews told DailyMail.com exclusively.
“People who say that they and their children are being threatened or that they are afraid of having their throats cut is not something that my family and I can fix.”
Ben said his family has tried to deal with his sister’s problems without success. He joins other families across the state who are frustrated that their loved ones are in and out of jail, but not receiving treatment for their addiction or mental illness.
A young Kim Ann Andrews, center, pictured with her family in happier times
Kim Andrews said she is an artist and plans to “get into singing.” Residents in the Cole Valley area of San Francisco and nearby neighborhoods said the 36-year-old woman has been terrorizing people for years.
Meanwhile, neighbors have been on high alert since it was reported that Kim was terrorizing the fashionable public. Neighborhoods of Cole Valley, Inner Sunset and other areas for at least four years.
The parents said the homeless woman threw trash at them and even chased their dogs.
Ben said, “They need to arrest people and put them in jail. I’ll leave it at that.”
Andrews has been arrested several times over the years, but has been released time and again.
In a Facebook post, Kim Andrews was full of praise for her younger brother, Ben, pictured above right, calling him “the light in my darkness.” Ben Andrews told DailyMail.com that he is frustrated with California lawmakers for not keeping his disturbed sister in jail.
On the morning of July 19, Andrews allegedly approached a mother who was walking with her 18-month-old son near Golden Gate Park.
The deranged woman allegedly had a fixation on the boy and pointed a can of Lysol and a lighter at the mother.
Andrews then allegedly threatened the mother, telling her: “I’m going to kill you.”
Andrews was arrested for the incident, but prosecutors declined to immediately file charges.
“Police had probable cause to make an arrest based on the evidence gathered; however, making appropriate charging decisions for criminal prosecution requires further investigation,” Randolph Quezada, a spokesman for the district attorney’s office, initially told the San Francisco Chronicle.
This was the sixth incident in which the former track star was arrested this year, according to court records.
Records show Andrews has been arrested at least six times so far this year, but he keeps getting out of jail.
Andrews became an accomplished track and field competitor at Torrey Pines High School near San Diego.
She was arrested on suspicion of assault and trespassing following an argument at a secondhand clothing store on Irving Street in January. The store’s owners obtained a restraining order against her, but she was released.
A warrant was issued for her arrest Tuesday in connection with the July incident. She is charged with making criminal threats and endangering a child.
Andrews, who grew up in Pennsylvania and Southern California, is one of four children of Dr. Philip Andrews, who was a renowned scientist and considered a leader in the field of computer technology before he died of a heart attack in 2011.
In a 2022 post, Kim said she believed her father was still alive.
Andrews was a standout athlete at Torrey Pines High School in San Diego. She played track for two years at the University of California, San Diego, where her father worked as director of operations for the university’s computing supercenter.
But the slim blonde dropped out of school in March 2015 and never completed her degree in cellular biology and biochemistry.
Kim Ann Andrews grew up in a $1.1 million home outside San Diego with her father, Dr. Philip Andrews, known for his work with supercomputers.
In her social media posts, which have become increasingly threatening and incoherent over the past two years, Andrews says she has been abused by men and other addicts living on the streets.
In one of her videos, Andrews said she grew up “rich and privileged” and denies being a “prostitute.”
“I spend my days in the library thinking about shit because the country is like a fucking bomb, and I’m pretty sure men in other countries just sit and wait for it to explode,” she said in a Dec. 2, 2022, video.
“This country is in a fucking state and they better get off their fucking asses and do something about it because if not, something bad is going to happen.”
Charlie Dickson, a San Francisco deputy public defender representing Andrews, told the Chronicle that they are trying to get him the support he needs.
“Ms. Andrews is a kind person who has been homeless and needs and deserves care and compassion, not incarceration,” Dickson said.
Andrews allegedly terrorized the neighborhood so much that neighbors posted signs urging potential victims to call police.
Residents in areas including Laurel Village, Inner Richmond District, Cole Valley and Inner Sunset have repeatedly reported frightening experiences with Andrews over the past four years.
Meanwhile, neighbors continue to post flyers warning others to stay away and call authorities if they see Andrews, who also goes by the name “Lacey.”
San Francisco officials said their hands are tied and they cannot force citizens like Andrews to refuse help.
The city has cracked down on homeless encampments after the Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that removing a sleeping tent from a public space is not unconstitutional.
But many like Andrews continue to be in and out of prison.
“There have been multiple attempts to get (Andrews) into housing or a mental health evaluation,” said San Francisco Police Department public safety liaison David Burke. “She doesn’t want that and we can’t force her.”
