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AS IT HAPPENED: Reaction to Mehserle involuntary manslaughter verdict
Johannes Mehserle, the former BART Police Officer who shot and killed unarmed passenger Oscar Grant on January 1, 2009 at the Fruitvale BART station in Oakland, has been found guilty of involuntary...
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Peaceful protests against Mehserle verdict turn violent as sun sets
(7/9) — UPDATED 14:15 PDT — OAKLAND — A large, peaceful gathering of people in Downtown Oakland following former BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle’s conviction for involuntary manslaughter was...
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PHOTOS: Peaceful reaction, violent protests after Mehserle verdict
Johannes Mehserle, the former BART Police Officer who shot and killed unarmed passenger Oscar Grant on January 1, 2009 at the Fruitvale BART station in Oakland, has been found guilty of involuntary...
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PHOTOS: Oakland cleans up after night of unrest following Mehserle verdict
Broken windows at a Jitters and Shakes at Kaiser in Downtown Oakland following post-Mehserle-verdict unrest. (Vanessa Guerra / CALIFORNIA BEAT) Downtown Oakland business owners and city officials were...
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Mehserle releases letter to the public, apologizes to Grant family for killing
(7/9) — UPDATED 16:25 PDT — OAKLAND – In a letter released by his lawyer today, Johannes Mehserle, the former BART Police officer convicted of involuntary manslaughter for shooting an unarmed train...
View ArticleGrant family calls Mehserle letter “a ploy”
(7/10) — 20:26 PDT — OAKLAND, CALIF. — The family of Oscar Grant, the unarmed BART passenger shot to death by former BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle, blasted a letter released to the public by...
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Mehserle supporters plan Monday rally in Walnut Creek
(7/16) — 23:16 PDT — WALNUT CREEK — Supporters of former BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle are planning a rally at 2 p.m. Monday in front of the Walnut Creek courthouse — the first such public...
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Grant family, supporters push for maximum sentence for Mehserle
Event attendees formed a support circle in front of city hall on Sept. 25 to honor the women who lost Oscar Grant. (Courtesy Marcelina Verarde) As Johannes Mehserle’s sentencing date nears, family...
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Attorney for Mehserle says new evidence found, wants new trial
Former BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle photographed by Oscar Grant moments before the fatal shooting. (Courtesy Los Angeles County Superior Court) The defense for Johannes Mehserle, the former...
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Mehserle speaks publicly for first time since Grant shooting
Former BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle gave his first public interview since he fatally shot unarmed train passenger Oscar Grant on New Year’s Day 2009 this week, speaking with journalist Rita...
View ArticleFirearms in the spotlight as Mehserle murder trial continues
(6/15) — UPDATED 19:55 PDT — LOS ANGELES — Firearms training was in the spotlight Tuesday as experts testified that movements made by former BART Police officer Johannes Mehserle to release the weapon...
View ArticleControversial former BART officer takes the stand in Mehserle murder trial
(6/18) — UPDATED 23:41 PDT — LOS ANGELES — A figure both central and controversial for his role in the incident that led to Oscar Grant’s death, Anthony Pirone took to the witness stand Friday in the...
View ArticleMehserle takes the stand in his murder trial
(6/24) — UPDATED 20:00 PDT — LOS ANGELES — In a surprise move Thursday afternoon, former BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle, who shot and killed an unarmed train passenger at the Fruitvale BART...
View ArticleDefense use of force expert falters during cross examination
(6/28) — 20:18 PDT — LOS ANGELES — An expert witness retained by the defense for Johannes Mehserle, the former BART Police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of unarmed passenger Oscar...
View ArticleSides present closing arguments in Mehserle murder trial
(7/1) — UPDATED 22:20 PDT — LOS ANGELES — The prosecution in the murder trial of Johannes Mehserle, the former BART Police officer who shot and killed unarmed passenger Oscar Grant on New Year’s Day...
View ArticleFirearms in the spotlight as Mehserle murder trial continues
(6/15) — UPDATED 19:55 PDT — LOS ANGELES — Firearms training was in the spotlight Tuesday as experts testified that movements made by former BART Police officer Johannes Mehserle to release the weapon...
View ArticleControversial former BART officer takes the stand in Mehserle murder trial
(6/18) — UPDATED 23:41 PDT — LOS ANGELES — A figure both central and controversial for his role in the incident that led to Oscar Grant’s death, Anthony Pirone took to the witness stand Friday in the...
View ArticleMehserle takes the stand in his murder trial
(6/24) — UPDATED 20:00 PDT — LOS ANGELES — In a surprise move Thursday afternoon, former BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle, who shot and killed an unarmed train passenger at the Fruitvale BART...
View ArticleDefense use of force expert falters during cross examination
(6/28) — 20:18 PDT — LOS ANGELES — An expert witness retained by the defense for Johannes Mehserle, the former BART Police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of unarmed passenger Oscar...
View ArticleSides present closing arguments in Mehserle murder trial
(7/1) — UPDATED 22:20 PDT — LOS ANGELES — The prosecution in the murder trial of Johannes Mehserle, the former BART Police officer who shot and killed unarmed passenger Oscar Grant on New Year’s Day...
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