sfgate.com - 1/14/2009
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Johannes Mehserle, 27, of Lafayette was taken into custody in Douglas County, Nev., said Deputy Steve Velez of the Douglas County sheriff's office. The arrest was also confirmed by David Chai, chief of staff to Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums. Mehserle was arrested in the New Year's Day shooting of ...
sfgate.com - 1/8/2009
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The roving mob expressed fury at police and
frustration over society's racial injustice. Yet the demonstrators were
often indiscriminate, frequently targeting the businesses and prized possessions of people of color. They smashed a hair salon, a ...
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Protests over BART shooting turn violent
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BART officer arrested in connection with New Year's Day shooting
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... Mayor Ron Dellums. Mehserle was arrested in connection with an investigation by the Oakland Police Department into the shooting of Oscar Grant, 22. An Alameda County judge signed an arrest warrant, and Mehserle surrendered without incident, authorities said. Douglas County sheriff's officials refused to disclose what crime Mehserle was accused of committing in the arrest warrant. Deputy Velez said Sheriff Ron P. Pierini would make a statement on Wednesday. con't at link Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/0... It's about goddam time!
CA: BART cop who executed Oscar Grant arrested in Nevada
pandagon.net - we are the public option —
... Now that Mehserle is in custody, I wonder if we will see Oscar Grant’s family receive justice, given the history of BART cops getting away with murder. ...
Good News in Oscar Grant Case
Shakesville —
... The BART police officer who shot and killed Oscar Grant on New Year's Day, then quit the force to avoid cooperating with the investigation, has been arrested on suspicion of murder. ...
BART officer arrested for Oscar Grant's murder
Feministing —
From the SF Chronicle:
The BART police officer who fatally shot an unarmed man on an Oakland train platform and then refused to explain his actions to investigators was arrested Tuesday in Nevada on suspicion of murder, authorities said.
Johannes Mehserle, 27, of Lafayette was taken into custody in Douglas County, Nev., said Deputy Steve Velez of the Douglas County sheriff's office. The arrest was also confirmed by David Chai, chief of staff to Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums.
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Ex-Cop Arrested in Oscar Grant Shooting
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What really happened in the Oakland subway station on New Year's Day? [image] A fatal January 1 police shooting in an Oakland commuter train station has ignited violent protests in that city, and on Tuesday the involved (now former) officer was arrested ...
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