Fan breaks into Steph Curry’s home to get an autograph, DA’s Office alleges

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There is a warrant out for the arrest of a man who broke into the Atherton home of Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry in October to ask for an autograph, according to San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe. Curry was not home at the time but the family nanny and his three children were, according to the DA’s Office.

Sheng Gao, 19, a Cupertino resident and international exchange student, walked up to Curry’s security gate at about 5:50 p.m. on Oct. 15, the DA’s Office wrote in a case summary. He pressed the “Call” button and the “Ring” button and the gate opened. He then walked into the home after checking the unlocked front door.

The nanny demanded to know what Gao was doing there and he said he wanted Curry’s “signature.” He left after the nanny told him to leave, according to Wagstaffe. The nanny called the police.

Atherton police officers found Gao walking along El Camino Real. The nanny and surveillance footage helped confirm he was the man in the Curry home, Wagstaffe said.

Gao had taken a bus to Atherton to look for Curry’s house, according to the DA’s Office. A middle-aged woman pointed out to him which house belonged to Curry.

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Nothing was taken from the home, Wagstaffe said.

Gao signed a trespassing citation promising to appear in court for a misdemeanor arraignment on Thursday, Dec. 7, but was a no show. San Mateo County Judge Donald Ayoob issued a bench warrant for his arrest with bail on the warrant set at $500, according to the DA.

The Palo Alto Daily Post first broke the news on Curry’s intruder.

The Almanac has reached out to the Atherton Police Department for additional details.

ATHERTON – An arrest warrant has been issued for an exchange student from China who is accused of breaking into Golden State Warriors superstar Steph Curry’s home in San Mateo County in October, prosecutors said.

In a statement to CBS News Bay Area, District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe’s office said 18-year-old Sheng Gao was scheduled to appear in Redwood City misdemeanor court on Thursday for his arraignment. Gao failed to appear in court and a judge issued a bench warrant for his arrest, with bail on the warrant set at $500.

According to prosecutors, Gao took a bus from his Cupertino home on Oct. 15 to Atherton to search for the home of the four-time NBA champion to allegedly get an autograph.

When he arrived in the wealthy Peninsula enclave, Gao spoke to a woman who pointed out Curry’s residence. Around 5:50 p.m., prosecutors said he walked up to the gate, pushed the “call” and “ring” buttons on the intercom and the gate opened.

Gao then walked onto the property and through the home’s unlocked front door, according to the DA’s office. The suspect was soon confronted by a nanny who demanded to know what he was doing at the home, he responded that he wanted Curry’s “signature.”

According to the Palo Alto Daily Post, who first reported about the break-in, the nanny saw Gao on a surveillance camera and confronted him when he entered the living room.

The man left the property and the nanny called police. He was later detained by authorities after he was spotted walking on El Camino Real, prosecutors said. Gao then received a citation in which he promised to appear in court on Dec. 7.

At the time of the incident, Steph and his wife Ayesha Curry were not at home but the couple’s children were, according to prosecutors. No items were taken from the home.