"Marco Leiva-Saucedo, 23, was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm on the same day that prosecutors allege he shot and killed 25-year-old Johnathan Carballo. But jurors were unable to reach a verdict in the much more serious charge of murder, and Judge Jason Chin declared a mistrial on Sept. 25, releasing the jury, court records show."
"Prosecutors allege that Carballo and Leiva-Saucedo, who lived near each other, argued about loud music on Aug. 28, 2023, prompting Leiva-Saucedo to produce a gun and kill Carballo. They say he had pointed a pistol at Carballo before and threatened him. But in a police interview, Leiva-Saucedo would only admit to finding a gun near the scene of the homicide after hearing gunshots and investigating, and said that a mysterious person he knew only as Junior took the gun from him later that day."
An Alameda County jury deadlocked on murder charges against Marco Leiva-Saucedo in a 2023 killing, prompting a mistrial and the release of the jury. Leiva-Saucedo, 23, was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Prosecutors allege he produced a gun and shot 25-year-old Johnathan Carballo after an argument about loud music on Aug. 28, 2023, and contend he had previously pointed a pistol and threatened Carballo. Leiva-Saucedo told police he found a gun near the scene after hearing gunshots and said a person known only as Junior later took the gun. A prior conviction barred him from possessing firearms. Jurors requested to re-examine the murder weapon during deliberations.
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