Monday, November 21, 2011

Civil Rights Trial Begins In Earlier Case Against BART, Johannes Mehserle

Opening arguments are set for tomorrow in a civil rights case against BART and five current and former police officers, including Johannes Mehserle. Seven weeks before Mehserle killed unarmed BART passenger Oscar Grant, he was involved in another confrontation, with BART patron Kenneth Carrethers. Brian Edwards Tiekert has more.