OAKLAND — A Bay Area man has been sentenced to three years probation and an alcohol rehabilitation program — on top of 406 days he’s already served in jail — for the 2021 DUI crash that killed former KTVU news director Fred Zehnder. Michael Williams, 33, pleaded no contest to vehicular manslaughter last October. He … Read more
OAKLAND — In a plea deal with Alameda County prosecutors, a Bay Area man has agreed to a 12-year prison sentence for killing a man who’d allegedly robbed him weeks earlier, court records show. Anthony C. Smith, 56, of Oakland, pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in the stabbing death of 34-year-old Andre Qualls. He … Read more
OAKLAND — In a rare legal maneuver, a Bay Area man has pleaded no contest to murdering an Emeryville couple in 2019, clearing the way for him to be sentenced to life in prison with no trial. Keith Riley, 40, accepted two first-degree murder convictions with gun enhancements at a Jan. 8 court hearing. He … Read more
OAKLAND — Two suspects in a San Lorenzo bank robbery attempt were sentenced to jail and probation after pleading no contest to lesser offenses, court records show. Kevin Perry, 22, and Dewey Nguyen, 21, were originally charged with attempting to rob a Citi Bank on Paseo Grande in San Leandro last August. But last month, … Read more
OAKLAND — A woman who allegedly stated, “I’m not going to hurt you, I’m going to kill you,” before fatally shooting her victim during an early morning argument has been sentenced to 11 years in state prison through a plea deal, court records show. Renee Colvin, 33, pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in exchange … Read more