OAKLAND — A suspect in an April nightclub robbery where the intended target killed a man has been released from jail, after his lawyer convinced a judge to set bail at $200,000, court records show.
Jashawndre Upshaw, 34, had been held at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin without bail until a mid-July court appearance before Judge Colin Bowen, according to court records. After posting bail in late July, he was released.
Related Articles
Thirteen-time felon charged in Hayward robbery where victim was shot after going to ATM From NBA arrest to bloody fountain, prosecutors challenge Zoe Rosenberg’s role in Petaluma Poultry raid Man stabbed to death in East Bay; woman, 57, arrested East Bay prison sergeant charged with lewd acts against two girls Oakland police seize $202,000 thousands of cigarettes in raid over Wilma Chan Park tobacco marketUpshaw is charged with murdering his 33-year-old cousin, Roosevelt Jones, who was undisputedly killed by another person. Prosecutors are citing the provocative act theory, a part of the law that makes someone liable for situations where a violent crime victim uses lawful, fatal self-defense. Authorities allege that Upshaw and Jones attempted to rob an armed man who killed Jones.
Police allege that shortly after midnight on April 19, the two Oakland men approached a Richmond resident on the 500 block of 18th Street in Oakland, and attempted to rob him for a diamond necklace. When Jones allegedly threw the would-be robbery victim onto the pavement, he responded by pulling out a gun and shooting Jones multiple times.
Upshaw took his cousin to an emergency room, but allegedly denied any knowledge of the shooting. Police claim that video from a nearby surveillance camera proves he participated in the robbery.
A motion by Upshaw’s lawyer says Upshaw driving Jones to a hospital “undermines the prosecution’s only available theory of felony murder, which will require proof of reckless indifference to human life coupled with provocative act.” It also cites several support letters from friends and the director of a workforce program that Upshaw participated in.
“Jashawndre has made mistakes in his past, and has since changed his life around, he’s person with good moral character, incredibly remorseful, and is willing to do whatever it takes to get the opportunity to get second chance,” a letter written by a friend of 10 years says.
Upshaw has a 2017 robbery conviction, and has been convicted of gun possession before, according to the criminal complaint. He is next due in court in November.
Hence then, the article about oakland nightclub murder suspect released from jail after judge sets bail was published today ( ) and is available on mercury news ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( Oakland nightclub murder suspect released from jail after judge sets bail )
Also on site :
- A Recent Tragedy Has Left My Kids Devastated. But I’m Secretly Pleased.
- Watch last video of ‘All That’ star Kianna Underwood who died in hit-and-run at 33
- Refugee-student housing project in EU state rocked by rape scandal