An Oakley man killed his longtime friend over domestic violence and infidelity, then plotted cover up. But his bedroom camera had captured it all

An Oakley man killed his longtime friend over domestic violence and infidelity, then plotted cover up. But his bedroom camera had captured it all

“I think I killed him. I think he’s dead.” Billy Cole said those words inside his Oakley home on the early morning of March 2, 2022, and it turned out he was right. Just seconds earlier, he’d shot 35-year-old Sacramento resident Rommel Hernandez during a heated argument between him, Hernandez, and Hernandez’s estranged girlfriend, whom … Read more

DA clears Oakley cop who killed armed man after he shot at police ‘three or four’ times during standoff

DA clears Oakley cop who killed armed man after he shot at police ‘three or four’ times during standoff

MARTINEZ — An Oakley officer was justified in killing a man who’d fired at police several times during an armed standoff, the Contra Costa District Attorney ruled. The DA’s decision, announced Friday, was unsurprising in light of circumstances surrounding the the Aug. 25, 2022 death of 58-year-old Frank Correa. Called to the home for a … Read more