MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER OF SAN FRANCISCO POLICE OFFICER
Charges Include Multiple Sentencing Enhancements
January 29, 2026
Oakland, CA — Today, District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson announced that the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office has charged Joseph C Willis II (26) with attempted murder of a San Francisco Police Officer and multiple counts of assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer engaged in the performance of duty.
Mr. Willis is charged with multiple felonies, including attempted murder, three counts of assault upon a police officer with a deadly weapon, attempted carjacking, illegal possession of a gun, and ammunition. The charges also include sentencing enhancements for using a deadly weapon, inflicting great bodily injury, and committing this offence while being released on bail or on his own recognizance in an unrelated felony case.
The complaint alleges that on January 27, 2026, Mr. Willis did unlawfully attempt to murder an on-duty San Francisco Police Officer in the city of Oakland. The complaint further alleges that Mr. Willis attempted to carjack a vehicle while he resisted efforts by the police to arrest him.
Joseph C Willis II is scheduled for arraignment on January 29, in Department 112 of the Wiley W. Manuel Courthouse in Oakland.
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