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Alameda County District Attorney's Office: ALAMEDA COUNTY DA ANNOUNCES CHARGES IN ATTEMPTED MURDER OF FORMER OAKLAND POLICE CAPTAIN

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Nov 23, 2021

Three defendants face murder, robbery charges

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OAKLAND – The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office announces charges have been filed in the attempted murder involving a former Oakland Police captain, Ersie Joyner.

On October 21, 2021, Joyner was at the Chevron gas station located at 17th and Castro Street in Oakland. As he was pumping gas, a total of three suspects approached him to rob him.

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