Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price Charges Suspect in Connection with Three Oakland Robberies July 11, 2024 OAKLAND, CA—Today, Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price announced that Clarence Esteen (31) has been charged with five counts of second-degree robbery for allegedly robbing three fast food restaurants in Oakland. The criminal complaint alleges that on or about July 5, 2024, the defendant 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, the defendant entered a Papa John’s restaurant on the 5400 block of San Pablo Avenue and demanded money from the employees working at the cash register at that location. According to the complaint, five minutes later, the defendant entered Cassave Restaurant & Taqueria, located at the same address as the Papa John’s restaurant, and demanded money from the…

Juneteenth Mass Shooting Suspect Charged with Multiple Counts of Felony Assault by Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price July 3, 2024 OAKLAND, CA—Today, DA Pamela Price announced that an individual has been charged with shooting four of the fourteen people injured during the Juneteenth mass shooting at Lake Merritt in Oakland. The prosecution charged JaJuan Kelly (23) with four counts of felony assault with a semiautomatic firearm for shooting four separate victims. In addition, defendant Kelly is also charged with possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of ammunition by a prohibited person due to having prior felony convictions for robbery, possession of an assault weapon, and grand theft. The district attorney’s office alleges the evidence will show that on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, the defendant fired a semiautomatic weapon in a massive crowd gathered for a Juneteenth Holiday celebration in Oakland, injuring…

Joseph Roberts Sentenced to 15 Years to Life for the Murder of Rachel Imani Buckner July 2, 2024  OAKLAND, CA—Today, Joseph Roberts (43) was sentenced to 15 years to life for the murder of Rachel Elizabeth Imani Buckner (27). Hon. Judge Scott Patton also ordered Roberts to pay $19,818 in restitution.  On May 13, 2024, a jury found Joseph Roberts guilty of second-degree murder for the death of Ms. Buckner, whose dismembered body was found inside a black garbage bag along a waterfront trail on Bay Farm Island in the City of Alameda on August 29, 2023. The evidence in the case included the defendant’s DNA being found on a piece of duct tape used to seal the garbage bag. Mr. Roberts and Ms. Buckner shared an apartment in Pleasanton. Police records show officers responded to the apartment for several welfare checks and domestic violence…