Cops hold ex-transit officer in train shooting

Cops hold ex-transit officer in train shooting

OAKLAND, Calif. - A jail official says a former transit police officer who allegedly shot dead an unarmed man on an Oakland train platform on New Year's Day has been arrested in Nevada.

A Douglas County jail official confirmed that 27-year-old Johannes Mehserle was in custody Tuesday night under a fugitive warrant issued in California. The official would not give their name because the arrest had not been announced.

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