As the verdict was being read, Joseph Carroll slammed the table and openly wept – at times, so loud that his wailings drowned out the voice of the court clerk as she read the jury’s decision.
OAKLAND — A reputed Berkeley gang member was found guilty Thursday of murdering three people and injuring multiple others roughly 15 years ago after a trial marred by allegations of witness intimidation and security lapses.
Meanwhile, his mother also left the courtroom, but not before turning to the jury and saying: “You people convicted an innocent man. That’s what you guys did.” Carroll faced three murder charges and a slew of other felonies tied to four shootings from 2009 through 2011. They all stemmed from a venomous rivalry between alleged gang members in Berkeley — where Carroll lived — and North Oakland.
The following month, prosecutors suspect Carroll fatally shot Nehemiah Lewis, a man Carroll believed had witnessed the previous killing. Carroll’s relatives were caught illegally photographing witnesses in court and posting an Instagram livestream of court proceedings. As a result, court security was beefed up to the extreme — a second set of metal detectors were set up outside the courtroom door, and attendees were barred from bringing in anything but pen and paper.
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