DA Pamela Price Announces Motions for Resentencing of Three Death Penalty Cases Under Review by the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office and Establishes an Ethical Ombudsperson Office July 16, 2024 Oakland, CA — Today, Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price announced that motions have been filed requesting the resentencing of the death penalty convictions for Ernest Dykes, Keith Thomas, and Gregory Tate. Two of three death penalty cases were tainted by prosecutorial misconduct during their trials in the 1990s. Back in April, U.S. Federal Judge Vince Chhabria directed the ACDAO to review death penalty cases after it was discovered that in the 1993 murder trial of Ernest Dykes, Black and Jewish jurors were tracked and excluded from serving on death penalty cases. Mr. Dykes was sentenced to death in the killing of nine-year-old Lance Clark and the robbery of Ms. Bernice Clark. In this case,…

Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price Announces Conviction in $359,720 Real Estate Fraud Elder Abuse Case July 15, 2024 Oakland, CA— Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price announces the conviction of Asher Turgeman (53), who pled no contest to felony elder abuse in connection with an extensive real estate fraud case involving an elderly victim with dementia. The investigation revealed that the victim hired the defendant to install solar panels on the roof of one of her properties. The defendant then ingratiated himself with the victim, gaining her trust and eventually taking over all her finances. Acting as both a realtor and a general contractor, the defendant is alleged to have convinced the victim to sell most of her properties. During the escrow process Turgeman submitted fraudulent invoices for work that was never performed. This scheme allowed him to steal over $359,720 from the victim.…

Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price Charges Father for Alleged Mass Shooting of Family Members July 12, 2024 OAKLAND, CA— Today, Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price announced that Shane Parrish Killian (54) was charged with multiple felonies for allegedly fatally shooting four of his family members and wounding a fifth relative. The defendant, Killian, is charged with four counts of murder, one count of attempted murder, corporal injury to a relationship partner, elder or dependent adult abuse, infliction of injury, possession of an assault weapon, and possession of an unconventional pistol. The complaint alleges that on or about July 10, 2024, the defendant intentionally discharged a firearm that caused the deaths of three adults and one child and the wounding of another child. “This is an unimaginable act of violence that leaves us all heartbroken for this family and for community members traumatized by this…

Statement from District Attorney Pamela Price Regarding Offer of Cal Guard Attorney Being Rescinded July 12, 2024 OAKLAND, CA— I would like to share with the public my office's efforts to partner with Governor Newsom and the Attorney General’s office.  While I wish the memorandum for temporarily onboarding a single Cal Guard attorney for 60 days to prosecute drug cases had been resolved sooner, assigning a lawyer to a case for 60 days is not particularly significant because our drug cases last longer than that. Unfortunately, while trying to resolve these issues, the governor decided to rescind the offer. Regarding the timeline, it is important for the public to know that the contingent of three Cal Guard attorneys was on assignment in San Francisco when my office received and accepted the governor’s offer of assistance back in February. Although we agreed to the partnership in…

July 12, 2024 OAKLAND, CA— Today, Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price updated the potential sentence exposure for Mr. Clarence Esteen (31), who is charged with five counts of second-degree robbery for allegedly robbing 5 victims at 3 different fast-food restaurants in Oakland. If convicted and sentenced of all charges, Mr. Esteen faces up to 5 years for each of the 3 robberies for a potential sentence exposure of up to 15 years in state prison. As currently charged, based on his prior criminal history, that sentence could be doubled to raise the sentence to 30 years. The criminal complaint alleges that on or about July 5, 2024, Mr. Esteen entered a McDonald’s on the 6600 block of San Pablo Avenue and demanded money from an employee. The complaint further alleges that about 30 minutes later, Mr. Esteen entered a Papa John’s restaurant on the…