Andrew Hall, the first police officer convicted for a shooting while on duty in Contra Costa County, is poised for release after serving part of a six-year sentence. He was found guilty of assault related to the 2018 shooting death of Laudemer Arboleda, who was shot during a slow-speed chase. Activists are planning protests against his release, expressing anger and grief as Hall had previously killed another man, Tyrell Wilson, in a separate incident, adding to the outrage and demands for accountability in police use-of-force cases.
Andrew Hall's release is very disappointing and re-traumatizing, Jennifer Leong, Arboleda's mother, said in a statement. It took a second life he had to take a second life before he was even prosecuted.
Jurors failed to reach a verdict on a related manslaughter charge. Hall killed Arboleda during a slow-speed chase through Danville, after jumping in front of Arboleda's vehicle.
The Contra Costa District Attorney's office reached a different conclusion, but one that took three years for prosecutors to make. By then, Hall had killed a second man on duty.
The delay led to a backlash from activists and a critical grand jury report recommending fundamental changes to reduce such delays.
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