Charges Include Enhancements for Violent Crimes Against Vulnerable Victims
February 7, 2025
Oakland, CA – Today, the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office charged Fernando Michael Lamson (24) in connection to the armed robberies of two elderly victims, ages 95 and 71 years old, who were returning to a residence in unincorporated Alameda County, after shopping in Oakland when the robberies occurred.
Mr. Lamson has been charged with two counts of second-degree robbery. The charges also include a pair of gun enhancements and two additional enhancements for violent crimes on vulnerable defendants, whose disability and condition were known and reasonably should have been known by the defendant, according to the complaint.
The criminal complaint alleges that on or about February 5, 2025, Mr. Lamson personally used a firearm, causing the offense to become a serious felony. It is further alleged that the crime involved great violence and great bodily harm or threat of great bodily harm or other acts disclosing a high degree of cruelty, viciousness, or callousness.
Fernando Michael Lamson was arraigned on February 7, 2025, in Department 112 at Wiley W. Manuel Courthouse in Oakland. If convicted of all charges and convicted, Mr. Lamson faces up to 16 years and 4 months in state prison.
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The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office (ACDAO) is one of the largest prosecutor’s offices in the State of California. Our office receives more than 40,000 cases presented by law enforcement for charging each year. The ACDAO has 9 locations, 150 Attorneys, 35 Victim-Witness Advocates, 75 Inspectors, and 130 Operations Staff Members who are committed to administering justice for every person who lives, works, or plays in Alameda County, no matter their race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, income, or zip code.