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After landmark Racial Justice Act ruling reversed Contra Costa murder convictions, defendants took 17 years in plea deal

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:17:47 GMT

MARTINEZ — Months after a judge overturned the murder convictions of two East Contra Costa men, citing the prosecution’s violations of the new Racial Justice Act, both defendants have been re-sentenced to 17 years in state prison through plea deals.Gary Bryant Jr. and Diallo Jackson had both originally been sentenced to life in prison without a chance of parole for decades, after being convicted in 2017 of murder and gang enhancements in the shooting death of 23-year-old Pittsburg resident Kenneth Wayne Cooper. Both men pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in exchange for the new sentences, according to court records.The new plea deals were finalized in late January and Jackson and Bryant were subsequently re-sentenced to state prison. Bryant is serving his sentence in Salinas Valley State Prison, while Jackson is in Solano State Prison. With credit for time served, both could be eligible for parole before the decade’s end. The new deal does not include gan...

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Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:17:47 GMT

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Stabbing reported on campus of San Francisco middle school

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:17:47 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A student at Francisco Middle School in San Francisco was stabbed on Friday and a juvenile was detained, according to the San Francisco Police Department. SFPD dispatched officers from Central Station to the school at approximately 12:45 p.m. on a report of a stabbing, police said.Officers arrived at the school, which is located on the 2100 block of Powell Street, and met with the victim, described as a juvenile, and school staff. The victim was transported by medics to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.Officers detained another juvenile and remain on the scene investigating.Earlier, San Francisco Unified School District announced that a student had been injured in an incident at the school and the police had responded."There is no active threat to the school community," the district said.Friday's incident is the latest in a string of Bay Area school stabbings, including an incident in Santa Rosa that left one student dead.This is a...

Clifford Elementary School in Redwood City no longer on lockdown

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:17:47 GMT

(KRON) -- Clifford Elementary School in Redwood City was briefly on lockdown Friday, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office. However, a short time later, the Redwood City School District informed KRON4 that the "secure campus" status at Clifford School had been lifted."Dismissal at the school will continue as scheduled," a district spokesperson said.Sheriff's deputies are on the scene and all students are reportedly safe. People are being advised to avoid the area.KRON4 received the following statement from the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office regarding the incident:"The school was placed on lockdown out of an abundance of caution. Deputies were on scene earlier and the lockdown has since been lifted. No threat to the community."

Elizabeth Holmes says she won't flee before prison

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:17:47 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes promised a federal judge on Friday that she will not attempt to flee the country before she begins serving her 11-year prison sentence next month. The disgraced Silicon Valley entrepreneur recently gave birth to her second child. Holmes' defense attorney, Amy Saharia, said Holmes would never abandon her two young children, nor put her parents' house in jeopardy. The house's value is being used as Holmes' bond. Prosecutors took issue with Holmes' promise. Prosecutor Kelly Volkar asserted that the 38-year-old Woodside woman is a flight risk. "She has the means and the motive to flee," Volkar told the judge. Elizabeth Holmes alongside her boyfriend Billy Evans, walks back to her hotel following a hearing at the Robert E. Peckham U.S. Courthouse on March 17, 2023 in San Jose. (Photo by Philip Pacheco /Getty Images)U.S. District Judge Edward Davila was slated to make a ruling Friday over Holmes' custody status, as well ...

Catalytic converter thief steals cell phone at gunpoint in Redwood City

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:17:47 GMT

(KRON) -- A suspect caught in the act of stealing a catalytic converter in unincorporated Redwood City robbed a person who was observing him of his cell phone at gunpoint. According to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office, a catalytic converter theft took place shortly before 7:30 a.m. Thursday in Emerald Hills, a neighborhood in Redwood City. These are the top 10 vehicles targeted for catalytic converter theft, according to Carfax A neighbor who observed the theft in progress began recording the incident with his cell phone. As the suspect completed the theft, police say they realized they were being recorded and pointed a silver/black semi-automatic handgun at the neighbor and took the fun. The suspect then got into a Dark Blue Honda Accord from the 2000s and drove away, police said.Police describe the blue Honda as having no hub caps, missing the "H" from the Honda emblem, having no front license plate and the numbers "55278022N" on the windshield.

March Madness: Jones, Marquette roll over Vermont 78-61

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:17:47 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kam Jones scored 18 of his 19 points in the second half as second-seeded Marquette beat No. 15 Vermont 78-61 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.Oso Ighodaro scored 14 points and David Joplin added 12 as Marquette (29-6) pulled away in the last 10 minutes and cruised to the rout. Marquette won its first NCAA game in a decade and advanced to face seventh-seeded Michigan State on Sunday for a spot in the Sweet 16. Michigan State beat No. 10 Southern California on Friday. Jones’ second-half surge included scoring 18 straight for Marquette, including a trio of 3-point shots. By the time he was finished, the Golden Eagles increased their lead from five points to 17 with just under 10 minutes left.Dylan Penn, Matt Veretto and Robin Duncan each had 11 points for Vermont (23-11), whose 15-game win streak was snapped by the Golden Eagles.Marquette led 39-30 at the half, despite Big East Player of the Year Tyler Kolek hitting only 3 of his 10 shots ...

Canada suspect in cop killings had prior mental health call

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:17:47 GMT

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — A 16-year-old killed two police officers in the hall of his apartment, then struggled with his mother over the firearm before shooting her and killing himself, authorities in western Canada said Friday.Edmonton police said the male suspect in Thursday’s shooting previously received a mental health complaint that involved police. He did not have a criminal record, police said. Authorities said the officers were called to a family fight but there was no indication that the call was high risk or dangerous or that the teen had a gun. “When the two officers arrived, they were met by a 55-year-old female complainant outside of the complex. The two officers then responded to the suite where she resided, along with her 73-year-old male partner and their 16-year-old son,” police said in a statement. “Immediately upon arriving at the suite, both constables were shot multiple times by the 16-year-old male, and were immediately incapacitated. A struggle reportedly ensue...

Notre Dame women beat Southern Utah 82-56 in March Madness

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:17:47 GMT

SOUTH BEND (AP) — Forward Maddy Westbeld scored 20 points and led No. 3 seed Notre Dame to an 82-56 win over No. 14 seed Southern Utah in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament.Guard Sonia Citron chipped in 14 points and a season-high six assists. The team’s leading scorer, she transitioned into the team’s primary facilitator with second-team Associated Press All-American guard Olivia Miles out the remainder of the season with an undisclosed knee injury.Lauren Ebo had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds.Megan Jensen led Southern Utah (23-10) with 11 points.Notre Dame (26-5) awaits the winner of the first-round matchup on Friday evening between No. 6 Creighton and No. 11 Mississippi State.NEVER IN DOUBTNotre Dame jumped out to a 16-0 lead and kept its foot on the gas.The Irish held a 27-10 lead at the end of the first quarter, making 13 of 16 field goal attempts with 20 points in the paint. Westbeld led the way with eight points, while Ebo and Watson each sco...

California buildings still in peril from tumbling cliff

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:17:47 GMT

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (AP) — About two dozen people forced to flee Southern California apartment buildings endangered by a tumbling oceanside hill may be evacuated indefinitely.Three clifftop apartment buildings and one nearby building in coastal Orange County’s San Clemente were red-tagged and evacuated Wednesday when the land began to shift and slide away from their backyards down a hillside following torrential rains. Residents were warned Thursday that they may not be allowed back for a while. Authorities said there was no timetable for declaring the slope stable enough for residents to return.“I think everyone should understand we have a dynamic situation here,” Mayor Chris Duncan said during a news conference. “We have another rainstorm coming, the ground is continuing to move, so these structures are still in peril.”The National Weather Service said heavy rain could hit Southern California again early next week.Twenty to 30 residents were evacuated. Some were briefly all...