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Newsby Staff WriterJune 10, 2010

Grant Photographed Mehserle With TASER Before Shooting, Prosecutor Says

Grant is said to have used a cell phone camera to capture an image of the officer, who is now on trial in Los Angeles for murder.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 8, 2010

Should Ex-BART Officer Testify at His Murder Trial?

The only person who knows for sure why former BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle killed an unarmed train rider is Mehserle himself. But whether he will explain the shooting at his murder trial is an open question - and a monumental one.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 2, 2010

Mehserle's Intent Is the Focus of BART Trial Starting Today

The defense will argue not that Mehserle acted in self defense, but that the shooting was accidental because Mehserle believed he drew his Taser in the four seconds he drew his sidearm and fired.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 2, 2010

BART Shooting Jurors Answer 121 Questions

Potential jurors considering the fate of former BART transit officer Johannes Mehserle have been given a 15-page questionnaire with 121 questions on a broad range of topics.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 1, 2010

Subject Killed in New Year's 2009 BART Incident Had Criminal Past

Defense attorneys representing Officer Johannes Mehserle in a murder trial that begins Wednesday in Los Angeles plan to call to the stand a San Leandro, Calif., police officer who says Oscar Grant ran from him and a fellow officer with a loaded pistol in 2006 after a traffic stop, forcing the officers to shock him with a Taser and then kick him when he wouldn't put his hands behind his back.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 23, 2010

BART Fires Second Officer in Fruitville Station Shooting

Officer Tony Pirone was seen on cell-phone video punching Grant, then kneeling on him when Officer Johannes Mehserle shot him.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 28, 2010

BART Agrees To $1.5 Million Settlement In Grant Shooting

The lawsuit came as a response to the shooting of 22-year-old Grant by 28-year-old BART officer Johannes Mehserle, who has said he meant to grab his TASER but used his gun instead.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 21, 2009

Partner Tells Court BART Officer was Shaken After Shooting

Former BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle was distraught but silent after he shot an unarmed passenger to death early New Year's Day, his partner testified Wednesday. "When I looked at Officer Mehserle, his forehead was extremely sweaty, his face was flushed and his eyes were big," Officer Jon Woffinden testified at Mehserle's preliminary hearing on a murder charge. "He didn't say anything. ... I told him that he needed to take a walk."

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 14, 2009

Former Officer Charged with Murder in BART Shooting

Johannes Mehserle, the former BART police officer arrested on suspicion of murdering an unarmed passenger on an Oakland train platform early New Year's Day, waived extradition at a Nevada hearing and will be returned to Alameda County today.

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