SF News Johannes Mehserle to Leave Jail Soon Controversial killer Johannes Mehserle, the BART cop who fatally shot and killed unarmed passenger Oscar Grant on New Year's Day 2009, will be released from jail in a couple of weeks, reports the
SF News Johannes Mehserle Could Be Out of Jail With Less Than Half His Sentence Served Johannes Mehserle, the former BART cop sentenced to two years in prison for the involuntary manslaughter of Oscar Grant, is scheduled to be back in court for a hearing on June 1st where
SF News Unruly Protesters Arrested In Oakland After Mehserle Sentencing After Johannes Mehserle received the minimum sentence of 2 years jail time, as many as 500 people gathered outside Oakland City Hall to sing songs and present speeches in protest. However, according to
SF News Grant Family Attorney Gives a Statement on Mehserle Sentence John Burris, the Grant family's civil attorney, gave a lengthy statement for the press following the sentencing of Johannes Mehserle. Burris, who has been present at the trial along with the Grant family,
SF News (UPDATED) Oakland Prepares After Mehserle Sentencing After today's (light?) two-year-sentencing of former BART cop Johannes Mehserle, Oakland is preparing itself for any possible melee. The scene outside Oakland City hall is growing in numbers, but, as of this afternoon,
SF News Scenes After Johannes Mehserle Sentencing As many of you know by now, Johannes Mehserle received the minimum sentence of 2 years jail time, with time-served credit attached. In all, the former BART cop, convicted of killing Oscar Grant
SF News Mehserle Sentencing On Friday BART cop Johannes Mehserle, convicted of killing Oscar Grant on a Fruitvale platform on New Year's Day2009, will finally hear his sentence on Friday. "The sentence could range from 14 years in prison
SF News McCovey Cove 'Oscar Grant' v. 'Johannes Mehserle' Battle Continues At last night's victorious playoff game, a mini brouhaha went down in McCovey Cove, drama that started in September after a pro-Johannes Mersherle hoisted up during a Giants game. SFist commenter hillarys_quivering_
misc 'Free Mehserle' Sentiment Displayed at Last Night's Giants Game At last night's victorious Giants game, someone displays their (misguided) affection for Johannes Mehserle, the BART cop convicted of killing Oscar Grant on a Fruitvale platform on New Year's Day 2009. Photo by
SF News Johannes "Doing Okay" Behind Bars, Says Mehserle's Father During a tearful interview with KTVU at San Jose City Hall, Todd Mehserle, father of convicted BART cop Johannes, said that his son "is in the wrong place" and that "it's a very,
SF News No Arrests at Pro-Mehserle Rally During yesterday's quaint pro-Johannes Mehserle rally in Walnut Creek, no arrests were made. Also, no damages were reported. The most severe thing to happen at the pro-BART cop rally were a few four-letter
SF News Photos from 'Peaceful' Pro-Mehserle Rally Here are some shots from today's reportedly peaceful Pro-Mehserle rally in Walnut Creek.
SF News Calm Scene at Pro-Mehserle Rally in Walnut Creek While we can't be in Walnut Creek to report live from today's pro-Johannes Mehserle rally (because, well, let's face it, it's in Walnut Creek), Mercury News has a continuing "live chat" from the
SF News Mehserle Sentencing Date Changed According to the LA Superior Court, the sentencing date for convicted BART police officer Johannes Mehserle has been changed to November 5th, 8:30 a.m. Mehserle's sentencing was originally scheduled for August
SF News Walnut Creek to Hold Pro-Mehserle Rally Oh dear. This doesn't sound like a good idea. Eye On Blogs has word that the city of Walnut Creek will hold a pro-Johannes Mehserle rally next week. The Mehserle trial, which devolved
SF News Johannes Mehserle's Public Apology Letter Here's the letter of apology (.pdf) from Johannes Mehserle, the BART police officer convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Oscar Grant, written on Sunday, July 4, days before the verdict was
SF News Justice Department Stepping in to Investigate Mehserle Case The federal government has decided to intervene following yesterday's verdict in the trial of Johannes Mehserle. The Justice Department's civil rights division, along with the U.S. Attorney's Office in San Francisco and
SF News 78 Protesters Arrested After Mehserle Verdict, 25% From Oakland During last night's Mehserle verdict coverage, one sharp SF Appeal commenter suspected that many rapscallion rioters in Oakland might not be from Oakland. And? She was right. The Appeal has numbers: Sgt. JD
SF News Dumpsters Burn, Foot Locker Looted, Not Much Else Goes Down In Oakland Here's some raw footage, shot by ABC 7, intended to make you believe Oakland was just a big chaotic bonfire following the Mehserle verdict. In actuality, these were just a few fiery dumpsters
SF News SF Chronicle Agrees With Mehserle Verdict Well, that was fast. The San Francisco Chronicle has declared involuntary manslaughter "the right verdict in Mehserle case." Way to wait a day or two to let things settle. Or sink in. Sheesh.
SF News Scenes from Oakland After Mehserle Verdict Images from Oakland shortly after the Johannes Mehserle verdict was announced. Reactions ranged from calm and peaceful to violent and abrasive, including several small incidents of looting and arson. Read SFist's continuing coverage
SF News Mehserle's Involuntary Manslaughter Conviction: Right or Wrong? BART cop Johannes Mehserle was convicted of involuntary manslaughter today. Do you agree with the jury? Do You Agree With Mehserle's Involuntary Manslaughter Verdict?survey software Read SFist's continuing coverage of the verdict
SF News UPDATED: Johannes Mehserle: Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter A Los Angeles jury reached a verdict: BART cop Johannes Mehserle is guilty of involuntary manslaughter. He was convicted of killing Oscar Grant on New Year's Day 2009. Involuntary manslaughter comes with a
SF News Verdict Reached In Mehserle Case; Announcement at 4 p.m. The jury has reached a verdict in the Mehserle case. Johannes Mehserhle, accused of killing Oscar Grant on New Year's Day at the Frutivale platform, faces a conviction of 2nd degree murder (15
SF News Mehserle Verdict Update: Deliberations Cut Short The Mehserle jury is in recess now until 9 a.m. tomorrow, Thursday. The day was cut short after a juror had to go to a doctor's appointment this afternoon. The jury, according
