MARTINEZ — During his murder trial, Ramello Randle stabbed his own lawyer with a pen, attacked the prosecutor, and told the jury he’d slaughter them all if they convicted them. Unfortunately for the 28-year-old Oakland man, this novel legal strategy failed. On Friday morning, after little more than a full day of deliberating, jurors convicted … Read more
MARTINEZ — After months of anticipation, a Contra Costa judge has decided on a landmark issue involving police racism and a new California law, dismissing special-circumstances enhancements against four people accused of murder in Antioch. In an order issued Monday, Judge David Goldstein dismissed all special-circumstances enhancements against co-defendants Eric Windom, Terryon Pugh, Keyshawn McGee, … Read more
OAKLAND — An Oakland man who’d allegedly been working security for an illegal casino was caught with a gun that had been used in an unsolved killing just 17 days earlier, federal prosecutors revealed Thursday. In recent court filings, an assistant U.S. Attorney revealed that 25-year-old Ray D. Gilbert was arrested last Aug. 16 on … Read more
ANTIOCH — A 50-year-old man who was implicated in a notorious 1996 slaying on Contra Costa College’s campus has now been charged in connection with two shootings that occurred two months apart, court records show. Samuel Paul Cox Jr., of Antioch, was charged with negligent discharge of a firearm and illegal gun possession in connection … Read more