Brother of former college athlete who now terrorizes kids on streets of San Francisco disowns her

The brother of a former college athlete star who has been seen terrorizing the streets of San Francisco says he has washed his hands of her. 

Ben Andrews said his sister, Kim, 36, should be locked up but instead she has been left to roam playgrounds in posh areas of San Francisco while unleashing vile verbal abuse and threats.  

The former track and field star - whose late father was a lauded supercomputer expert - is accused of threatening to kidnap children and kill their parents. But Ben says woke California lawmakers should be blamed for not keeping her in jail.

'I want nothing to do with this and the state is at fault,' Ben Andrews told DailyMail.com exclusively. 

'People who are saying they and their children are being threatened, or saying they are afraid they are going to have their throat slit – this is not something my family nor I can fix.'

Ben said his family has tried to cope with his sister's issues with no avail. He joins other families across the state who are frustrated their loved ones cycle in and out of jail, but don't receive treatment for their addiction or mental illness.

Meanwhile neighbors have been on high alert ever since Kim was reported terrorizing the trendy neighborhoods of Cole Valley, Inner Sunset, and other areas for at least four years. 

Parents said the homeless woman threw garbage at them and even chased after their dogs.

Ben said: 'They have to arrest people and put them in jail. I will leave it at that.'

Andrews has already been arrested several times over the years, but she has been released time and time again. 

On the morning of July 19, Andrews allegedly approached a mother walking with her 18-month-old toddler near Golden Gate Park.

The deranged woman allegedly fixated on the child and held a can of Lysol and a lighter at the mother. 

Andrews then allegedly threatened the mother and said, 'I'm going to kill you.'

Andrews was detained for the incident but prosecutors declined to immediately press charges.

'The police had probable cause to make an arrest based on the evidence gathered; however, to make appropriate charging decisions for criminal prosecution further investigation is required,' Randolph Quezada, a spokesperson for the district attorney’s office initially told the San Francisco Chronicle. 

The incident was the sixth time the former track star was arrested this year, according to court records. 

She was arrested on suspicion of battery and trespassing following an argument at a secondhand clothing store on Irving Street in January. The store owners obtained a restraining order against her but she was released from jail.

On Tuesday, a warrant was issued for her arrest in connection to the July incident.  She has been charged with making criminal threats and child endangerment. 

Andrews, who grew up in Pennsylvania and Southern California, is one of four children of Dr. Philip Andrews, who was as a renowned scientist and was regarded as a leader in the computer science technology field before he passed away from 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 ran track for two years at the University of California at San Diego, where her father worked as the director of operations for the college's super computer center. 

But the lanky blonde dropped out in March 2015 and never completed her degree in cell biology and biochemistry.  

On 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 'crack hooker'.

'I spend my days in the library thinking about s--t because the country is like a f-king bomb, and I'm pretty sure men in other countries just sit back and wait for it to explode,' she said in a Dec. 2, 2022 video. 

'This country is in a f-king s-t state and you guys better get off your f-king ass and and do something about it because if you don't, something bad is going to happen.'

Charlie Dickson, a San Francisco deputy public defender representing Andrews, told the Chronicle they are trying to get her the support she needs.

'Ms. Andrews is a kind person who has been experiencing homelessness and needs and deserves care and compassion, not incarceration,' Dickson said.

Meanwhile, neighbors continue to put up fliers warning others to stay away and call authorities if they spot Andrews, who also goes by the name 'Lacey'.

San Francisco officials said their hands are tied and they can't force citizens like Andrews who refuse help.

The city has cracked down aggressively 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 keep cycling in and out of jail.

'There have been multiple attempts to get [Andrews] into housing or get her a mental health assessment,' said San Francisco Police Department public safety liaison David Burke. 'She doesn't want that and we can't make her.'