SAN FRANCISCO — One was a “teddy bear and an amazing man,” according to his wife. Another overcame methamphetamine and heroin addiction in favor of family life. The five men had overcome childhoods that were tumultuous, but they’d found stability in their 30s and early 40s. There was just one problem: They’d not only joined … Read more
MARTINEZ — A Contra Costa jury has convicted an East Bay man of multiple murders and attempted murders in connection with a 2021 mass shooting that’s only one of numerous homicides tied to violence between two warring Oakland gangs. Enrique Ramirez-Calmo, 29, was convicted Wednesday of three murder counts, four counts of attempted murder and … Read more
RICHMOND — A Bay Area man was sentenced to 15 years in state prison for killing a man who’d allegedly attempted to break into the defendant’s vehicle, court records show. Roman Seabock, 22, pleaded no contest to a vehicular manslaughter charge as part of a plea deal. In return, Contra Costa prosecutors dropped a murder … Read more
MARTINEZ — A Contra Costa County jury is set to hear evidence of warring gangs, a string of East Bay killings and a confession that the defense says was coerced by a co-defendant who allegedly killed at least four people while still in his teens. Enrique Ramirez-Calmo, 29, is now on trial facing charges of … Read more
SAN PABLO — Two West Contra Costa residents, including a man who was acquitted of murder five months ago, are set to go on trial in connection with an armed home invasion robbery, court records show. Anthony Timmons, 26, was acquitted in May on charges he aided and abetted the murder of a 66-year-old man … Read more
MARTINEZ — A Richmond man and woman were sentenced Friday to 25 years to life for killing their 5-week-old son through neglect, exposure to drugs and beatings. Ray Ray Darn 37, and Marilyn Northington, 30, received the identical sentences at a Friday morning court appearance before Judge Terri Mockler. In October, Darn and Northington were … Read more