Jury finds Deputy Andrew Hall guilty of assault, deadlocks on manslaughter

Verdict marks first time in Contra Costa County a law enforcement officer is held criminally accountable for shooting

by Tony Hicks, Bay City News October 27, 2021October 28, 2021

Veronica Benjamin, co-founder of Conscious Contra Costa, hugs Laudemer Arboleda’s mother, Jeannie Atienza, outside the District Attorney's office in Martinez on Tuesday. The county has agreed to pay Arboleda's family $4.9 million for his death at the hands of Danville Police in 2018. (Photo by Harika Maddala/Bay City News)

A jury has found Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Deputy Andrew Hall guilty of assault with a firearm, but could not reach a decision on a related manslaughter charge.

On Nov. 3, 2018, Hall shot 33-year-old Laudemer Arboleda nine times as he attempted to drive away from Danville police.

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