Crime & Safety
Reputed Gang Member Charged With Murdering Two Men
The suspect fled the state after the killings and was arrested in Florida.
A reputed Oakland gang member has been charged with two counts of murder and the special circumstance of committing multiple murders in connection with a shooting in West Oakland in January that left two men dead,
according to court documents.
Carlton Broussard fled Oakland after Marcus Sims, 29, and Donald Ward, 22, were shot in the area of 10th and Willow streets at about 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 20 but he was arrested in Middleburg, Fla., on March 21, according to a probable cause statement by Oakland police Officer Robert Rosin.
Witnesses identified Broussard as one of two suspects who shot and killed Sims and Ward, Rosin wrote.
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The second gunman in the case is still being sought by police.
Rosin said that when Broussard was interviewed the day after he was arrested he confessed to shooting one of the victims, but Rosin didn’t specify which one.
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In addition to the two murder counts and the multiple murder allegation, Broussard is charged with being an ex-felon in possession of a gun as well as second-degree robbery for an incident on Jan. 25.
The robbery charge contains an enhancement clause alleging that Broussard participated in the crime to benefit a criminal street gang.
Damontae Warfield, 22, of Oakland is also charged with second-degree robbery and a gang enhancement for the Jan. 25 incident.
In addition, Warfield, who was arrested in San Francisco on April 19, is charged with unlawful firearm activity and another gang enhancement for the Jan. 25 incident.
Prosecutors allege that Broussard has prior convictions for possession of a controlled substance with a firearm in January 2010, possession of a firearm by a felon in March 2006 and possession of drugs for sale in August 2005.
Broussard, who is being held without bail, and Warfield, who is being held in lieu of $290,000 bail, are scheduled to return to Alameda County Superior Court on Monday to enter pleas.
--Bay City News
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