Martinez Man Charged With Multiple Lewd Acts Involving Children
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, California – A 44-year-old Martinez resident faces multiple felony charges for alleged lewd acts upon children. William Daniel Eberly was arraigned today in Martinez on an eleven-count complaint that includes forcible lewd acts on a child under 14 and lewd acts on a child aged 14 or…
San Pablo Man Convicted Of Murder Is Sentenced To Life
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, California – A judge today (Friday, Oct. 10) sentenced 51-year-old Lawyer Dushan McBride to life in prison after a jury found him guilty earlier this year of murdering Rashanda Franklin in 2017. The Honorable Judge Mary Ann O’Malley sentenced McBride to 95 years to life in state…
Girlfriend Of Walnut Creek Double Murder Suspect Charged With Burglary, Destroying Evidence
A 45-year-old Oakland woman who approached Walnut Creek police in the initial stages of a gruesome double murder investigation acted on behalf of her suspect boyfriend, police say, in an effort to erase evidence – and later broke into the Kelobra Court crime scene to further remove evidence at the suspect’s direction. Prosecutors filed two…
Three Charged In San Ramon Jewelry Robbery
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, California – Three Bay Area men are facing serious felony charges after orchestrating a brazen armed robbery at a San Ramon jewelry store, stealing more than one million dollars in merchandise. The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office announced charges today against Michael Lamont Ray, Jr., 31, and…
Walnut Creek Man Charged In Double Murder
Martinez, California – A 43-year-old Walnut Creek resident was charged by the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office in a double murder. Howard Wang will be arraigned at 1:30 pm on September 23rd in Contra Costa Superior Court in Martinez for the murder of his wife Linlin Guo, and mother-in-law, Beimin Cheng. The murders occurred on…
Richmond Man Attacks Bus Driver Spouse, Charged with Attempted Murder
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, California – The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office has charged a Richmond man with multiple felonies including attempted murder after he assaulted his spouse aboard an AC Transit bus following her work shift near the Richmond BART station, Mandingo Alfroconus Hayes, 54, is being held at the…
Youth Football Referee Sentenced On Child Exploitation, Firearm Charges
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, California – A Brentwood man was sentenced in Contra Costa County Superior Court after entering guilty pleas to felony charges of attempted sexual abuse of a child under 14 and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Tommy Ray Vance, 48, was sentenced by the Honorable…
Danville Man Arrested On Vehicular Manslaughter Charges Following Fatal Collision In March
A Danville man faces felony vehicular manslaughter charges following his arrest for a fatal crash that left a San Leandro woman dead earlier this year. Police said Andrew Chao, 72, was at the wheel of a minivan that struck a truck in the intersection of Sycamore Valley Boulevard and Camino Ramon on the afternoon of…
Two Women, Both 18, Charged With Assault And Robbery In Walnut Creek Incident
From the Office of the District Attorney Martinez, California – Two 18-year-old women have been charged by the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office with assaulting and robbing a man in Walnut Creek. The incident occurred on August 7th around 11:00 pm in a supermarket parking lot in the 1900 block of Tice Valley Boulevard near…
UPDATE: Assault, Weapons Charges Brought Against Danville Man After Armed Standoff
A Danville resident has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon and negligent discharge of a firearm following an armed standoff at his St. Norbert Drive residence early Monday morning. Timothy Bancroft, 53, allegedly fired multiple shots during an incident which drew a county SWAT team to his residence in the early morning hours,…