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Johannes Mehserle, Former Transit Cop Involved in Fatal Shooting is Arrested on Murder Warrant

A white former transit police officer accused of killing an unarmed black man on an Oakland train platform has been arrested on a murder warrant in Nevada, 12 days after the shooting inflamed long-running tensions between police and many African-American residents. Johannes Mehserle, 27, was in custody Tuesday evening under a fugitive warrant issued from California, law enforcement officials said. The 27-year-old Mehserle surrendered without incident, authorities said. Karen... Full Story
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