Partial Verdict Handed Down to Cop Charged With Fatally Shooting Man

By Maximillian Boudreaux Published: October 27, 2021

Partial Verdict Handed Down to Cop Charged With Fatally Shooting Man

FILE - In this May 3, 2021, file photo, Randy Arboleda holds photos of his brother Laudemer Arboleda in Oakland, Calif. A California police officer was convicted Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021, of assault with a firearm in the 2018 fatal shooting of Laudemer Arboleda, an unarmed, mentally ill man, in a wealthy San Francisco suburb. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

In Summary

Andrew Hall was found guilty of assault with a firearm on October 26 but the jury couldn’t reach a decision for a manslaughter charge.

A California jury found police officer Andrew Hall guilty of assault with a firearm on Tuesday in the shooting death of Laudemer Arboleda, but could not reach a decision on the voluntary manslaughter charge, CNN reported.

Hall shot and allegedly killed Arboleda as he was attempting to put his car in between two police vehicles in Danville, California, in 2018.

Charges against Hall weren’t brought up until April 21, 2021, the day after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of killing George Floyd.

The death of Floyd by a white police officer in May of 2020 ignited national and global protests for social and racial justice.

Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton hailed the verdict on Tuesday.

“Today’s guilty verdict holds accountable defendant Andrew Hall for his excessive use of force in the fatal shooting of Laudemer Arboleda,” Becton said in a statement. “Deputy Hall’s actions were not only a crime, but they tarnished the badge and they harmed the reputation of all the good, hard working police officers that work for our community. My Office extends our condolences to the family of Mr. Arboleda.”

She added, “with regards to the voluntary manslaughter count, we will take the matter under review to determine the appropriate next steps.”