Johannes Mehserle

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  • Johannes Mehserle resigned as a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) police officer in Oakland, California, after shooting 22-year-old Oscar Grant III, who was unarmed, on a station platform on January 1, 2009. The shooting was captured on cell phone video.San Jose Mercury News: BART officer ... resigns (January 7, 2009) SF Gate: Officer in BART shooting abruptly resigns (January 8, 2009) By resigning, Mehserle was able to avoid being fired or making a public statement.CNN: Ex-Officer Arrested in BART Shooting (January 14, 2009)

    The family of Grant filed a wrongful death and civil rights lawsuit on March 2, 2009. The victim's family is seeking $50 million.CNN: $50 Million Lawsuit filed in BART Shooting Case March 3, 2009)

    An Almeda County judge has ruled to move the case against Mehserle forward. The charge is first-degree murder, and the county DA has submitted a gag order to withhold information to be released in public. The ruling was made on June 5, 2009.CNN: [1](June 5, 2009)

  • Shooting Arrest

    Mehserle was arrested in Nevada in relation to Grant's murder on January 13, 2009. Mehserle had been moving from place to place because he had received death threats.CNN: Ex-Officer Arrested in BART Shooting (January 14, 2009) On January 15, 2009, Mehserle pleaded not guilty to fatally shooting Grant. CNN: Ex-officer pleads not guilty in BART shooting (January 16, 2009) On January 30, 2009, bail was set for Mehserle at $3 million.San Francisco Chronicle: Skeptical judge grants bail to former BART cop (January 30, 2009) He posted bond on February 6, 2009, and was released from prison later the same day.San Jose Mercury News: BART cop accused of murder posts $3M bail (February 6, 2009)

  • Oscar Grant Shooting

    According to reports, BART police responded to a fight at the Fruitvale BART station in Oakland, California, around 2 a.m. on January 1, 2009. Cell phone video taken by a train passenger appears to show Oscar Grant III being shot in the back by an officer while lying on the platform. Grant, who was reportedly unarmed at the time of the shooting, died of his injuries. Grant's family filed a $50 million wrongful death lawsuit against Mehserle and the other BART officers involved in the shooting in March 2009.MercuryNews.com: New video shows BART officer shooting Hayward man...

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