LOS ANGELES — Jurors have begun deliberating in the trial of a former San Francisco Bay area transit officer accused of murdering an unarmed black man during an altercation on an Oakland train platform last year.
Tensions are high as former BART Police Office Johannes Mehserle's murder trial comes to an end in Los Angeles. Mehserle faces a possible second-degree murder charge for killing unarmed 22-year-old Oscar Grant on New Year's Day 2009 ...
If you're not familiar with the case, it is not in dispute that Mehserle shot Grant in the back as Grant was lying on his stomach on the floor of the BART station.
Although Mehserle remained free at the time, police had no hesitation in arresting scores of protesters, some of them violently. The Bay Area Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild (NLGSF) is pleased that former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle
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Mehserle has refused to discuss the details of the shooting with investigators with BART and the Alameda County District Attorney's Office. Last week, during a bail hearing, his lawyer indicated that Mehserle accidentally shot Grant and intended to Taser him instead of shoot him.
A second officer, Johannes Mehserle, leaned over him, reached for his gun, pointed it within about a foot of Oscar's body and shot him in the back. On video, you can see Oscar speaking to the officer. Oscar put his palms up, a clear indication of compliance.
The fatal shooting of 22-year-old Oscar Grant III, who was unarmed at the time, by BART officer Johannes Mehserle was widely watched on YouTube and fed into a city-wide outcry that included protests and riots.
Wikipedia: Mehserle sounded afraid. The motion also states that the man sitting next to Grant also told police he heard Mehserle say "I'm going to taze him." Mehserle then stood up, unholstered his gun, a SIG Sauer P226, and fired a shot into Grant's back. Immediately after the shooting, Mehserle Witnesses say Mehserle
Mehserle has pleaded not guilty. On Monday, a woman who was also videotaping that night said Mehserle had not been acting overly aggressive toward the victim leading up to the shooting. Karina Vargas testified Monday that Mehserle appeared "dumbfounded" after shooting Grant.
His defense attorneys have said in court that Mehserle had intended to shoot Grant with a Taser and accidentally grabbed his service weapon. Prosecutors had argued against granting Mehserle Mehserle's attorney, Michael Rains, filed documents with the court saying Mehserle had transferred a. 45 Glock semiautomatic pistol and a.
Article:Virginia man gets 3 years for Mehserle threat:/c/a/2009/12/15/BA1 ...:PerfectMarket. Mehserle has been charged with murdering 22-year-old Oscar Grant of Hayward early Jan. The online messages were reported to the FBI in San Francisco by Mehserle's father, Todd Mehserle, on Jan.
Mehserle ordered to stand trial for murder. Former BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle must stand trial for murder in the New Year's Day shooting death of an unarmed man, an Alameda County judge ruled today. Former BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle
Prosecutors said the target was Johannes Mehserle, who has pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the New Year's Day fatal shooting of Oscar Grant III on a train platform at Oakland Fruitvale BART station. Mehserle is free on $3 million bail while he awaits his trial.