Concord Double-Homicide Suspect Found Dead At Martinez Detention Facility

On Thursday, January 8, 2026, at about 5:38a.m., Contra Costa Health medical staff at the Martinez Detention Facility responded to a housing module in answer to a report of an inmate inflicting self-harm. The inmate, Kirk Richardson, 61, of Concord, had sustained injuries to his head as a result of deliberate contact with a hard…

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Sheriff Investigating Release Of Homicide Suspect From County Jail

Sheriff’s investigators are looking into the release of a man wanted for a murder in Washington state and jailed in Martinez Oct. 18 following a pursuit by officers from the Antioch and Pittsburg police departments. The Office of the Sheriff reported Monday it is actively investigating the release of 20-year-old Isaiah Jamon Andrews of Kent,…

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COVID-Positive Inmate Dies In Jail Quarantine Tuesday

From the Office of the Sheriff: In-Custody Death Investigation The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff and the Contra Costa DA’s Office are currently investigating an in-custody death that occurred at the Martinez Detention Facility this afternoon. The 31-year-old, who is not being identified at this time, was arrested on December 31, 2022, by…

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Investigation Underway After Injured Inmate Dies At Local Hospital

The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff and the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office are investigating the death of inmate Levele Williams which occurred at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek on Thursday, September 24, 2020, at about 9:04 PM. Earlier, on Wednesday, September 23, at about 7:20 PM, Williams was involved…

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CHP Arrests Alleged DUI Driver On Murder Charge

From the Contra Costa County CHP office: On 3/23/18, at about 11:43pm, a two vehicle crash occurred on SR-4 eastbound, just west of Willow Pass Road, causing major injuries to the parties in a Ford Escape. The party from the other vehicle, a Ford Transit, was not injured. The two female passengers from the Escape…

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