"Cedric Irving Jr., 27, remained silent during the brief hearing, during which he was arraigned before Alameda County Judge Michael T. Risher on a single murder charge and a slew of sentencing enhancements that could leave him imprisoned for life, if convicted a trial. Wearing a green protective vest and standing with his hands behind his back, Irving was ordered held without bail at Santa Rita Jail."
"Beam was fatally shot shortly before noon Thursday at the Laney College Field House, where he worked as the college's athletic director and had recently retired as the Eagles' decades-long football coach. Authorities arrested Irving around 4 a.m. the following day near the San Leandro BART station. As he confessed to the allegedly premeditated killing, Irving accused the coach of putting witchcraft on him, multiple sources said. He was then booked straight into jail without undergoing a psychiatric evaluation."
"Authorities say they recovered the suspected murder weapon from a backpack when Irving was arrested Friday morning and that the firearm was registered to him. The campus killing led Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson to announce Monday she would seek to re-establish mandatory minimum sentencing for misdemeanor cases involving gun possession a direct response to Beam's death and a separate, non-fatal shooting last week at Skyline High"
Cedric Irving Jr., 27, was arraigned on a murder charge and sentencing enhancements that could bring life imprisonment if convicted. He remained silent and was ordered held without bail. A public defender waived arraignment. Family and friends attended the hearing. Beam was shot dead shortly before noon at the Laney College Field House, where he served as athletic director and had coached Skyline High. Officers arrested Irving near the San Leandro BART station and recovered the suspected murder weapon, registered to him. Irving allegedly confessed, accusing the coach of putting witchcraft on him, and was booked without a psychiatric evaluation. The killing prompted the district attorney to seek mandatory minimums for misdemeanor gun possession.
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