Certainly one of 4 males initially suspected within the capturing demise of an Oakland police officer late final 12 months had all fees towards him dismissed this week, the Alameda County district lawyer’s workplace confirmed Thursday.
Prosecutors had charged Marquise Cooper, 34, with homicide in January within the slaying of Officer Tuan Le, 36. Alameda County Dist. Atty. Pamela Worth stated at a information convention Wednesday that these fees have been dismissed following a preliminary listening to earlier this month.
Worth stated the courtroom discovered that prosecutors had introduced too little proof to help the homicide cost.
Worth introduced Aug. 14 that her workplace would transfer ahead on three counts of second-degree housebreaking towards Cooper. His bail had been set at $75,000.
These fees, nonetheless, have been additionally dismissed with out prejudice on Wednesday, that means that prosecutors might refile them later. Worth stated the investigation into Cooper’s function and conduct is continuous.
Le was fatally shot Dec. 29 as he and one other officer have been responding to a housebreaking at a hashish retailer round 4:30 a.m.
Each officers have been in civilian clothes in an unmarked automobile once they have been ambushed, in response to an account from the Oakland Police Officers Assn.
The opposite officer suffered minor accidents. Le died at close by Highland Hospital.
Three different males — Allen Starr Brown, Sebron Russell, Mark Demetrious Sanders — are nonetheless going through a slew of fees within the incident.
Expenses towards Brown, 28, embrace homicide, gun offenses and second-degree housebreaking.
The costs towards Russell, 31, embrace homicide, second-degree housebreaking and possession of a firearm by a felon.
He was already going through fees in one other case that embrace felony kidnapping to commit theft or a intercourse crime, second-degree housebreaking and possession of a firearm by a felon.
Sanders, 27, is charged with homicide of a peace officer engaged in official duties, drive-by homicide and second-degree housebreaking.
All three are awaiting trial at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin. Bail was set at $200,000 for Russell, whereas bail was not provided to Brown and Sanders.
