Deputy charged with manslaughter bails out same day he’s booked

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(MARTINEZ, Calif.) A Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Deputy turned himself in on a $220,000 manslaughter and assault warrant for an incident in 2018 where allegedly he shot and killed a Newark man while on the job, East Bay Times reports.

However, Dep. Andrew Hall was released only minutes later after being charged earlier in the week for manslaughter and assault with a semiautomatic firearm that stemmed from an incident in 2018 during a pursuit, which led to 33-year-old Laudemer Arboleda being shot to death.

Hall shot Arboleda from outside the car he was driving, saying during court testimony that he believed Arboleda was going to make an attempt at running him over.

However, Hall continued firing shots into the vehicle even after he had stepped out of Arboleda’s path.

Hall turned himself in to the Martinez Detention Facility and was promptly released. His next court day is scheduled for June 2 and will appear before Contra Costa Presiding Judge Rebecca Hardie.

The investigation spanned over two years, delayed by what District Attorney Diana Becton described as a result of her office’s reformatting how they conduct the investigations of officer-involved shootings.

Hall shot and killed a second man during the two-and-a-half period, 32-year-old Tyrell Wilson. That shooting is still under investigation.

Video of the incident shows Hall approaching Wilson, informing him that he’s under suspicion for throwing rocks at cars.

Wilson then draws a knife and tells Hall not to come any closer. Wilson can be seen taking half a step forward before Hall shoots him in the chest.

Contra Costa Sheriff David Livingston released video footage of the incident the same days charges were filed saying that the footage contradicted civil rights attorney John Burris’ claim that Wilson had been murdered by Hall.

Livingston reported to the county Board of Supervisors that Hall would not be returning to patrol duty a day prior to the release of the video. Livingston also told the board that the decision to not return to patrol duty was Hall’s decision alone.

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