BART Police Arrest a Man Following an Altercation at Orinda Station
ORINDA, CA — Evening commuters were disrupted on November 10, while BART
police officers responded to an incident/altercation at the Orinda BART Station. Officers
arrested Alassandro Johnson, 37, of Fremont, who was booked into the
Martinez Detention Facility.
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The incident inside the station was reported at approximately 5:53 p.m., but few
details about this incident have been disclosed. When BART officers
approached Johnson, he reportedly became involved in an altercation with
them.
Specific details concerning what precipitated the incident have yet to be
released. However, according to BART officials, when officers contacted
Johnson at the station the situation escalated to a physical confrontation.
The disturbance prompted BART to temporarily divert trains around Orinda
Station, until Johnson was subdued and taken into custody. All eastbound and
westbound trains bypassed the station until BART officers secured the area. The
disruption lasted for less than one hour.
Johnson was placed under arrest on suspicion of battery on an officer, and
resisting arrest. He was transported and booked into county jail at 7:32 p.m.
Apparently, a BART officer suffered only a minor injury.
BART police confirmed Johnson was on parole at the time of his arrest. He
presently remains in custody on a parole hold, pending further review.
The entire incident remains under investigation, as authorities review
surveillance video from the station, and officer body-worn camera video.
– by Jim Emerson
