The platform of a light rail station in north highlands. The deputy survived and has major injuries to his job. He made contact with the suspect, was talking to him, and then all of a sudden the suspect, unprovoked, jumped at the officer and began violently attacking him. Reporter span is originally from san jose. Court records show the 27year old was arrested multiple times between 2008 and 2013. A spokesman for superior court tells ktvu span was accused in a 2008 double homicide in Mountain View but the charges were dropped. Spans former Attorney Says span was never at the scene of the crime and was falsely identified as the shooter. Span pleaded no contest to lesser charges of receiving stolen property and being an accessory after the fact of the crime. In 2012 span was arrested several times on misdemeanor charges in sacramento county. He reportedly violated his probation in may, spent 45 days in jail, and was released earlier this month. He was arrested tuesday night outside a mot
The first happened last thursday night when Police Say Washington hit a male with bolt cutters in san leandro, also punching and kicking the victim before leaving the train. Two days later on another train approaching the embarcadero in San Francisco washington punched a passenger in the face two times. Bart Officials Say they are happy that washington is now behind bars. Due to the fine work of the Oakland Fire Department and the bart Police Department, he is now in custody, and people are safer because of that. Now, both victims suffered nonlifethreatening injuries. The crimes were captured by surveillance camera. Future trains will have six cameras in each car. Paul, i know the attacks were unprovoked. Do we have any idea how he is accused of picking these two victims . Reporter frank, at this time it is still under investigation. Officers just say it was at will, at random, and they dont know exactly why those two people were targeted. Paul chambers, thank you. Ktvu has learned the