Duo pleads guilty to I-680 pellet gun shootings
FREMONT — Two East Bay men have pleaded guilty to Felony charges in connection to a rash of pellet gun shootings on two East Bay freeways this year. Shawn Wagner, of Mariposa, and Rojelio Gomez, of Fremont, each 21 at the time of the shootings, will serve three years, eight months in state Prison and pay restitution to 42 victims. The pair, who had been charged with more than 80 Crimes, pleaded guilty Monday in Alameda County Superior Court to two counts of Felony Assault with a deadly...
Duo pleads guilty to I-680 pellet gun shootings
FREMONT — Two East Bay men have pleaded guilty to Felony charges in connection to a rash of pellet gun shootings on two East Bay freeways earlier this year. Shawn Wagner, of Mariposa, and Rojelio Gomez, of Fremont, each 21 at the time of the shootings, will serve three years, eight months in state Prison and pay restitution to 42 victims. The pair, who had been charged with more than 80 Crimes, pleaded guilty Monday in Alameda County Superior Court to two counts of Felony Assault with a...
Duo pleads guilty to I-680 pellet gun shootings
FREMONT — Two East Bay men have pleaded guilty to Felony charges in connection to a rash of pellet gun shootings on two East Bay freeways this year. Shawn Wagner, of Mariposa, and Rojelio Gomez, of Fremont, each 21 at the time of the shootings, will serve three years, eight months in state Prison and pay restitution to 42 victims. The pair, who had been charged with more than 80 Crimes, pleaded guilty Monday in Alameda County Superior Court to two counts of Felony Assault with a deadly...
Freeway Pellet-Gun Snipers Plead Guilty To Reduced Charges
MARTINEZ, Calif. -- Two men have pleaded guilty to Felony Assault with a deadly weapon in connection with a series of Highway pellet gun shootings in Fremont last spring, according to the California Highway Patrol and court records. Shawn Phillip Wagner of Mariposa and Rojelio Samuel Gomez of Fremont, both 21, entered their pleas before Alameda County Superior Court Judge Dennis McLaughlin on Nov. 16 in connection with an agreement that calls for each of them to serve three years and eight...
Guilty pleas in Bay Area highway shooting
OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Two defendants have pleaded guilty to shooting at cars with a pellet gun in the San Francisco Bay Area. Alameda County prosecutors say Shawn Wagner and Rojelio Gomez face up to three years in Prison for the shootings that took place earlier this year along Interstates 680 and 880. The incidents caused one minor injury as well as damage to some 42 vehicles. The San Francisco Chronicle said Wednesday that the pair pleaded guilty to felony charges that included...
2 plead guilty in Fremont freeway shootings
Two men have pleaded guilty to shooting high-powered pellet guns at dozens of cars on San Francisco Bay area freeways. Shawn Wagner and Rojelio Gomez entered their pleas Monday to two each counts of assault with a deadly weapon and one count each of Vandalism. They initially faced more than 80 counts. California Highway Patrol Sgt. Trent Cross says the men each will serve three years and eight months in Prison as part of the plea deal. They also must pay restitution to 42 victims whose cars were...
2 plead guilty in Fremont freeway shootings
OAKLAND, CALIF. — Two men have pleaded guilty to shooting high-powered pellet guns at dozens of cars on San Francisco Bay area freeways. Shawn Wagner and Rojelio Gomez entered their pleas Monday to two each counts of assault with a deadly weapon and one count each of Vandalism. They initially faced more than 80 counts. California Highway Patrol Sgt. Trent Cross says the men each will serve three years and eight months in Prison as part of the plea deal. They also must pay restitution to...
2 plead guilty in Fremont freeway shootings
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Two men have pleaded guilty to shooting high-powered pellet guns at dozens of cars on San Francisco Bay area freeways. Shawn Wagner and Rojelio Gomez entered their pleas Monday to two each counts of assault with a deadly weapon and one count each of Vandalism. They initially faced more than 80 counts. California Highway Patrol Sgt. Trent Cross says the men each will serve three years and eight months in Prison as part of the plea deal. They also must pay restitution to 42...
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Man charged with setting girlfriend on fire sentenced
An Alpine man who allegedly beat his girlfriend and set her on fire was sentenced Tuesday to three years in Prison for violating his Probation stemming from earlier Domestic Violence convictions. Todd Andrew Wimler, 47, was put on Probation in September 2008 for a Felony Assault against the same woman who, according to Judge Peter Deddeh, fought back and injured him. “You were not deterred by a Felony conviction,” Deddeh said. Wimler’s Probation was revoked when he was ordered...
UCLA's Dragovic charged with assault
Los Angeles, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Nikola Dragovic, a forward on UCLA's basketball team, has been charged with Felony Assault, the Los Angeles district attorney's office announced Monday. Dragovic allegedly pushed a man through a glass display case following a concert in Los Angeles last month. Dragovic was arrested Friday on a Felony warrant. The 21-year-old player's attorney, Jon Artz, said a plea of innocent will be entered at a Dec. 21 arraignment. Also charged in the case Dragovic's roommate,...
Alameda County residents can dial 211 for Thanksgiving meals, volunteer opportunities
Alameda County — County residents can dial 211 to be connected with hot meals and volunteer opportunities this Thanksgiving. Call centers are ready to help struggling families find extra assistance and give volunteers ways to help. Questions about local food banks, free Thanksgiving meals and food baskets, canned food drives, volunteer opportunities and more can be answered by dialing 211. The number is a free and confidential and connects Alameda County residents to essential community...
County to distribute H1N1 vaccine to health care providers
OAKLAND — Alameda County's Public Health Department has canceled its H1N1 vaccination clinics scheduled for Dec. 5. Instead, it is redistributing its doses to Health Care providers and community clinics throughout the County. The Health Department had originally scheduled six free clinics to distribute the H1N1 vaccine. Two of those clinics were to be held in Oakland, with the others in Fremont, Hayward, Pleasanton and San Leandro. However, County Health officials said they now will...
County to distribute H1N1 vaccine to health care providers
OAKLAND — Alameda County's Public Health Department has canceled its H1N1 vaccination clinics scheduled for Dec. 5. Instead, it is redistributing its doses to Health Care providers and community clinics throughout the County. The Health Department had originally scheduled six free clinics to distribute the H1N1 vaccine. Two of those clinics were to be held in Oakland, with the others in Fremont, Hayward, Pleasanton and San Leandro. However, County Health officials said they now will...
Suspect in BART station arrest is charged
OAKLAND, Calif. -- A man involved in an incident with a Bay Area Rapid Transit officer shown on the Internet will not face felony charges. Michael Gibson appeared in Alameda County Superior Court on Tuesday and pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of disturbing the peace, public drunkenness and indecent exposure. Gibson was facing possible felony charges for after police said he hit a BART officer and resisted arrest.
Alameda County to distribute swine flu vaccine through health care providers
OAKLAND — Alameda County's Public Health Department has canceled its H1N1 vaccination clinics scheduled for Dec. 5. Instead, it is redistributing its doses to Health Care providers and community clinics throughout the County. The Health Department had originally scheduled six free clinics to distribute the H1N1 Vaccine. Two of those clinics were to be held in Oakland, with the others in Fremont, Hayward, Pleasanton and San Leandro. However, County Health officials said they now will...
Man Arrested At BART Station Charged With Misdemeanors
OAKLAND, Calif. -- A San Leandro man was arraigned Tuesday on misdemeanor charges of disturbing the peace, being drunk in public and indecent exposure in connection with a confrontation at the West Oakland BART station on Saturday. BART police had arrested Michael Joseph Gibson on felony charges of battery of a police officer with injury, obstruction and resisting an officer, but the Alameda County District Attorney's Office chose only to charge him with the three Misdemeanors. Gibson, who is...
Alameda County to distribute swine flu vaccine through health care providers
OAKLAND — Alameda County's Public Health Department has canceled its H1N1 vaccination clinics scheduled for Dec. 5. Instead, it is redistributing its doses to Health Care providers and community clinics throughout the County. The Health Department had originally scheduled six free clinics to distribute the H1N1 Vaccine. Two of those clinics were to be held in Oakland, with the others in Fremont, Hayward, Pleasanton and San Leandro. However, County Health officials said they now will...
No Felony Charges in BART Case
Alameda County prosecutors have decided not to file felony charges against a rowdy BART patron who shattered a glass window after being shoved by a BART cop. Instead, prosecutors charged Michael Joseph Gibson, 37, who suffers from bipolar disorder, with three Misdemeanors. BART is investigating whether the officer who pushed Gibson used excessive force as his family and attorney contend. Tags: BART , Michael Joseph Gibson Comments (0) Comment Add a comment Author Archives PG&E Seeks to Extend...
County to distribute H1N1 vaccine to health care providers
OAKLAND — Alameda County's Public Health Department has canceled its H1N1 vaccination clinics scheduled for Dec. 5. Instead, it is redistributing its doses to Health Care providers and community clinics throughout the County. The Health Department had originally scheduled six free clinics to distribute the H1N1 vaccine. Two of those clinics were to be held in Oakland, with the others in Fremont, Hayward, Pleasanton and San Leandro. However, County Health officials said they now will...
Teased About Thanksgiving, Ex-Employee Says Bosses Are Turkeys: PHOTO
Who says you can't celebrate Thanksgiving? Promila Awasthi, a Silicon Valley computer consultant, says her bosses at Infosys did. In a lawsuit filed Monday in Alameda County Superior Court, Awasthi, an India -born American citizen, says her bosses at Infosys's Fremont , Calif. office mocked her for observing American holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas and refused to pay her overtime according to California law. The lawsuit is potentially explosive for Infosys, one of a host of...
Court upholds conviction in East Bay father-son robbery spree
San Francisco — A state appeals court in San Francisco has upheld the convictions of an Oakland father and son in a string of nearly 30 takeover-style robberies of small East Bay businesses in 2005 and 2006. The father, Edward Ray Jr., 42, was convicted in Alameda County Superior Court in 2007 of 21 counts of armed Robbery of convenience stores, drug stores and fast-food restaurants in Oakland, Alameda and Hayward. He was...
Jury: Death penalty for Oakland double murderer
An Alameda County jury has decided that a drug dealer convicted of two Oakland murders in 2001 should be executed. After two days of deliberations, the jury decided Monday that Christopher Evans should be given the lethal injection for fatally shooting two people at a hair salon in revenge for being punched in the face. Evans was convicted in July of first-degree murder in the killing of 28-year-old Tina Marie Rose and second-degree murder in the killing of 41-year-old Tommy Lee Brown . Rose was...
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