Stephen Kiesle, 75, has been released from jail while the charges are pending, records show.
ROSSMOOR — Stephen Kiesle, the ex-Oakland priest and sex offender, allegedly admitted to drinking two beers before rolling his car over a curb and fatally striking a man who was walking home with his wife, court records show.
Four days later, prosecutors filed manslaughter and drunk driving charges against Kiesle, and bail was set at $600,000. A week later, he was released through the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Custody Alternative Program, which allows qualifying pretrial detainees to be freed from jail if they wear an ankle monitor or agree to certain restrictions.
In an ironic twist, a month earlier Kiesle and the Gunns were teammates in a Rossmoor trivia event sponsored by the Boomers Forever Club. Their team, the “Rossmorons,” finished in second place, losing to the First Place “Et Al’s” on a question about Broadway performances, according to the Rossmoor News.
Officer Edward Chance, who determined Kiesle was impaired, wrote in a report that Kielse had “objective signs” of intoxication, including “watery eyes” and smelling like alcohol, in addition to his admission to having two beers. Chance activated his body camera during his exchange with Kiesle, according to court records.
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