An Air Force sergeant already jailed in the ambush killing of a California sheriff's deputy was charged Tuesday with murdering a federal security officer outside the U.S. courthouse in Oakland the night of a sometimes violent protest last month. In announcing murder and attempted murder charges, federal authorities alleged Staff Sgt. Steven Carrillo had ties to the right-wing, anti-government "boogaloo" movement, and that the plot to target law enforcement officers was hatched during an online chat among the group members. Officials said Carrillo used the protest as cover for the crime and for his escape. Officials also charged the alleged getaway driver, Robert Alvin Justus Jr., with aiding and abetting the murder and attempted murder.

Source: CBC News June 16, 2020 17:26 UTC