OFFICER IN BART SHOOTING HAS BEEN ARRESTED
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OAKLAND (CBS 5 / AP / BCN) ―
The Alameda County District Attorney's Office said Wednesday that it has filed murder charges against a former Bay Area transit officer in the shooting death of an unarmed black man that set off violent protests.
District Attorney Tom Orloff said the murder charge was filed against 27-year-old Johannes Mehserle because the evidence indicates "an unlawful killing done by an intentional act."
"At this point, from the evidence we have... there's nothing that would mitigate that to something lower than a murder," Orloff said at a news conference announcing the charge.
He would not speculate on whether the charge would end up being first-degree murder or second-degree murder.
The Alameda County District Attorney's Office said Wednesday that it has filed murder charges against a former Bay Area transit officer in the shooting death of an unarmed black man that set off violent protests.
District Attorney Tom Orloff said the murder charge was filed against 27-year-old Johannes Mehserle because the evidence indicates "an unlawful killing done by an intentional act."
"At this point, from the evidence we have... there's nothing that would mitigate that to something lower than a murder," Orloff said at a news conference announcing the charge.
He would not speculate on whether the charge would end up being first-degree murder or second-degree murder.
thats fine, along with every body on film jumpin on cars too then.................
if i white dude tells me to burn a car, then he can be responsible for incitin a riot, i guess, but im still responsible for burning the car............
everybody wanna blaim somebody, blaim the mothafucka that did the damage.......
if i white dude tells me to burn a car, then he can be responsible for incitin a riot, i guess, but im still responsible for burning the car............
everybody wanna blaim somebody, blaim the mothafucka that did the damage.......
i didnt say anything about the people jumping on cars not being responsible for jumping on cars. im saying the people who incited a riot in should be charged with it. i'm not an investigator, its not my job to find the kid going dumb on the car. all i know is theyve apparently pinned down who started it.
lol @ Ozone, don't believe anything they say Gas.
I'm in a hurry so just check out BAMN's wiki page for links to what they are really about. The only things Ozone got right is that they are leftist and from Michigan.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAMN
I'm in a hurry so just check out BAMN's wiki page for links to what they are really about. The only things Ozone got right is that they are leftist and from Michigan.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAMN
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Oakland police say 18 people were arrested Wednesday night after a largely peaceful protest against the fatal New Year's Day BART shooting turned violent as vandals smashed windows throughout the City Center area.
Nearly 1,500 people gathered in the plaza in front of Oakland City Hall today to protest the shooting death of Oscar Grant III by former Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer Johannes Mehserle at the Fruitvale station on Jan. 1.
Attendees began departing shortly after 7 p.m., although a cluster of more than 100 people remained at the intersection of Broadway and 14th Street in downtown Oakland at about 8:15 p.m., chanting and waving signs.
Police re-opened the intersection to traffic shortly before 8 p.m. although crowds remained on each of the four corners. Dozens of people walked together down Broadway towards 12th street, disrupting traffic. Some individuals walking on the street carried signs that read "Jail All Racist Cops."
One man set a small fire in a garbage can on Broadway between 12th and 13th streets. Additionally, police reported that windows of a Wells Fargo bank were smashed in at 12th Street and Broadway. Other windows were broken at business in the City Center area.
Police in riot gear responded to the vandalism with tear gas, pursuing the individuals responsible for the damage and arresting 15 people. An Oakland police spokesman also said there were three arrests during the protest: one for assault and two for possession of Molotov cocktails.
The protest prompted the closure of the 12th Street and 19th Street BART station at about 8:30 p.m., BART communications specialist Fred Evans said. Trains continued to run through the stations.
Protest monitors wearing orange vests were on the scene throughout the evening to diffuse tensions between unruly participants, onlookers and police. Monitors said they were volunteering on behalf of the groups that organized the protests.
"The protest has been quite calm and the organizers did a wonderful job controlling the crowd," said Dan Lindheim, Oakland's acting city administrator, around 7:30 p.m. His comments referred to the monitors in orange vests.
After the rally, Lindheim remained at the intersection of 14th and Broadway, monitoring the group. Alongside him were Oakland City Council members Desley Brooks and Jean Quan.
Nearby on 17th street, the site of much damage from last week's protest, business owner Gretha Hayes said the area was quiet and deserted. "Everything's pretty much closed," she said. Hayes said she only stayed at her boutique, A Diva's Closet, to catch up on work.
Many store owners closed early to avoid potential vandalism. On 17th Street, roughly half the windows in a three-block stretch were boarded from last week.
Nearly 1,500 people gathered in the plaza in front of Oakland City Hall today to protest the shooting death of Oscar Grant III by former Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer Johannes Mehserle at the Fruitvale station on Jan. 1.
Attendees began departing shortly after 7 p.m., although a cluster of more than 100 people remained at the intersection of Broadway and 14th Street in downtown Oakland at about 8:15 p.m., chanting and waving signs.
Police re-opened the intersection to traffic shortly before 8 p.m. although crowds remained on each of the four corners. Dozens of people walked together down Broadway towards 12th street, disrupting traffic. Some individuals walking on the street carried signs that read "Jail All Racist Cops."
One man set a small fire in a garbage can on Broadway between 12th and 13th streets. Additionally, police reported that windows of a Wells Fargo bank were smashed in at 12th Street and Broadway. Other windows were broken at business in the City Center area.
Police in riot gear responded to the vandalism with tear gas, pursuing the individuals responsible for the damage and arresting 15 people. An Oakland police spokesman also said there were three arrests during the protest: one for assault and two for possession of Molotov cocktails.
The protest prompted the closure of the 12th Street and 19th Street BART station at about 8:30 p.m., BART communications specialist Fred Evans said. Trains continued to run through the stations.
Protest monitors wearing orange vests were on the scene throughout the evening to diffuse tensions between unruly participants, onlookers and police. Monitors said they were volunteering on behalf of the groups that organized the protests.
"The protest has been quite calm and the organizers did a wonderful job controlling the crowd," said Dan Lindheim, Oakland's acting city administrator, around 7:30 p.m. His comments referred to the monitors in orange vests.
After the rally, Lindheim remained at the intersection of 14th and Broadway, monitoring the group. Alongside him were Oakland City Council members Desley Brooks and Jean Quan.
Nearby on 17th street, the site of much damage from last week's protest, business owner Gretha Hayes said the area was quiet and deserted. "Everything's pretty much closed," she said. Hayes said she only stayed at her boutique, A Diva's Closet, to catch up on work.
Many store owners closed early to avoid potential vandalism. On 17th Street, roughly half the windows in a three-block stretch were boarded from last week.
