OAKLAND — A suspect in an April nightclub theft the place the supposed goal killed a person has been launched from jail, after his lawyer satisfied a choose to set bail at $200,000, courtroom information present.
Jashawndre Upshaw, 34, had been held at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin with out bail till a mid-July courtroom look earlier than Decide Colin Bowen, in keeping with courtroom information. After posting bail in late July, he was launched.
Upshaw is charged with murdering his 33-year-old cousin, Roosevelt Jones, who was undisputedly killed by one other particular person. Prosecutors are citing the provocative act idea, part of the legislation that makes somebody chargeable for conditions the place a violent crime sufferer makes use of lawful, deadly self-defense. Authorities allege that Upshaw and Jones tried to rob an armed man who killed Jones.
Police allege that shortly after midnight on April 19, the 2 Oakland males approached a Richmond resident on the five hundred block of 18th Avenue in Oakland, and tried to rob him for a diamond necklace. When Jones allegedly threw the would-be theft sufferer onto the pavement, he responded by pulling out a gun and taking pictures Jones a number of occasions.
Upshaw took his cousin to an emergency room, however allegedly denied any data of the taking pictures. Police declare that video from a close-by surveillance digicam proves he participated within the theft.
A movement by Upshaw’s lawyer says Upshaw driving Jones to a hospital “undermines the prosecution’s only available theory of felony murder, which will require proof of reckless indifference to human life coupled with provocative act.” It additionally cites a number of help letters from mates and the director of a workforce program that Upshaw participated in.
“Jashawndre has made mistakes in his past, and has since changed his life around, he’s person with good moral character, incredibly remorseful, and is willing to do whatever it takes to get the opportunity to get second chance,” a letter written by a buddy of 10 years says.
Upshaw has a 2017 theft conviction, and has been convicted of gun possession earlier than, in keeping with the prison grievance. He’s subsequent due in courtroom in November.
Initially Revealed: October 24, 2025 at 10:55 AM PDT
