"Federal prosecutors say a San Joaquin County man suspected of engaging in a deadly shootout inside an Oakland nightclub in March is in custody and that they've filed firearms-related charges against him. In a criminal complaint filed last Friday and unsealed today, U.S. Attorney Craig Missakian and ATF Special Agent in Charge John Wester allege that Jarvis Toussaint, a 40-year-old Mountain House resident, was involved in the March 7 shootout inside EZ's Lounge. The early morning gunfire left two dead and five others wounded."
"Prosecutors have charged him with being a felon in possession of ammunition. Toussaint, who appeared in federal court for the first time in Oakland on Wednesday, was already in federal custody for an unrelated crime, according to a press release from the U.S. Justice Department. He had been convicted of multiple felonies and was barred from having a gun or ammo."
"Prosecutors allege Toussaint fled after the Oakland nightclub shooting. Investigators have not found the semiautomatic pistol they believe Toussaint used, but have recovered the spent shell casings from rounds he allegedly fired, according to the press release. Investigators with the Oakland Police Department and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives said they identified Toussaint with the aid of surveillance footage, automated license plate readers, car dealership records, Instagram videos, cell phone location data, and DNA analysis."
"Toussaint is now in federal custody and is scheduled to appear before Magistrate Judge Ajay Krishnan at the Oakland federal courthouse Tuesday. If convicted, he faces up to 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Latetia Bobo, a 33-year-old San Pablo teacher, and Markise Martin, a 25-year-old father, died in the shooting. Days after the incident, city officials ordered that EZ's Lounge, which had been hosting unpermitted, late-night events, be shut down."
Federal prosecutors allege Jarvis Toussaint, a 40-year-old resident of Mountain House, participated in a March 7 shootout inside EZ's Lounge in Oakland. The early morning gunfire left two people dead and five others wounded. Prosecutors filed firearms-related charges, alleging Toussaint, already in federal custody for an unrelated matter, was a felon in possession of ammunition. They allege he fled after the shooting and that investigators recovered spent shell casings but have not found the semiautomatic pistol believed to have been used. Investigators identified him using surveillance footage, automated license plate readers, vehicle records, Instagram videos, cell phone location data, and DNA analysis. Toussaint faces up to 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted.
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