Justice for Keita O'Neil! CA Atty General, Rob Bonta: Pursue Charges!

3/6 SF Rally At CA State Buidling To Demand That CA AG Bonta Prosecute Former SF Cop Christopher Samayoa For Murder of Keita O'Neil


A California Superior Court judge filed to delay the hearing of DA Brooke Jenkins to dismiss the charges against former officer Christopher Samayoa, who killed Keita O’Neil.

This delay is only until March 7th, meaning that we have less than 5 days to make sure that Attorney General Rob Bonta takes action on this case!

And next Monday, March 6, at 10 AM supporters will be gathering at the San Francisco State Building outside AG Bonta’s office for a rally to call on him to take on this case. Can you join us? Click this link or on the graphic below for more information. We need as MANY people as possible there calling for justice.

If you haven't heard about this case yet or need a reminder: back in 2017, a San Francisco police officer, Christopher Samayoa, fired shots through his vehicle window and killed unarmed Keita O’Neil.

Police union-backed DA Brooke Jenkins was and still is planning to dismiss the manslaughter charges brought on by former Real Justice-backed District Attorney Chesa Boudin — unless this case is taken over by Attorney General Rob Bonta.

To make sure that another police officer doesn’t get away with killing an unarmed Black man, we need to show that we have on-the-ground support in BIG numbers and show him that our community demands accountability!


We need EVERYONE to join Keita’s family, community organizations, activists, and other families who are directly impacted by police violence next Monday.



See you there,

Grassroots Law Project




Justice For Keita O'Neil! SF DA Jenkin Fronting For POA & Developers In Dropping Charges For Killing
https://youtu.be/SdSYc7PO5UM
The San Francisco Police Association, developers and the Mayor of San Francisco London Breed
put Brooke Jenkins in as District Attorney and she has now dropped charges against a police
murder of Keita O'Neil. A rally on Wednesday March 1 was held outside the San Francisco court
house on 850 Bryant St.
Speakers talked about the systemic racist murders and the collusion of SF District Attorney with
the SF police and the San Francisco Police Officers Association.
The protesters also blocked off the street in front of the Court.
Additional Media:
"We Mean Business" SF Unionists Protest SF POA & Demand Defunding of Police & Ending Militarization
https://youtu.be/zdw0zBXBG64
WW 6-25-20 Police Unions, Police Terror, The AFL-CIO And Labor
https://soundcloud.com/workweek-radio/ww-6-25-20-police-unions-the-afl-cio-and-labor
End Police Terrorism & Systemic Racism NOW! ILWU Juneteenth Speak Out At Oakland Oscar Grant Plaza
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKkS-JugzFc
Defense Campaign For ATU 241 Bus Driver Erek Slater
https://www.change.org/p/chicago-transit-authority-drop-all-charges-and-reinstate-chicago-bus-driver-erek-slater?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_22860526_en-US%3Av4&recruiter=1123370684&recruited_by_id=dcc875c0-b5be-11ea-9af4-19701e610203&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf_combo_share_initial
CTA bus driver alleges he was disciplined for organizing against transporting police
https://chi.streetsblog.org/2020/06/09/cta-bus-driver-alleges-he-was-disciplined-for-organizing-against-transporting-police/?fbclid=IwAR3g7ChNmNm7h2eopzJ2IjK_rkUQZ7Eh-yAX9025-yVmeDUnM2tmL3YazSY
ATU 1005 Union President Says Minneapolis Is Trying to Punish Transit Workers Who Wouldn’t Help the Police
http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/22590/bus-workers-atu-minneapolis-george-floyd-protest-solidarity?link_id=2&can_id=2787c928536944be51dc3490ab96c045&source=email-get-ready-for-janus-20-how-to-make-your-union-do-things-2&email_referrer=email_831088&email_subject=extra-minneapolis-is-punishing-transit-workers-who-wouldnt-help-the-police-time-for-the-ceo-to-start-making-sacrifices-too
Kids Who Die- Why Cop Guilds. and Worker Unions Are Not Compatible
https://workersandcopsaredifferent.com/2020/06/08/kids-who-die/?fbclid=IwAR0hNRtVPKRwSsJGb8es6XXa0Vxu-UURP0F_k766F7stCUVV_ZVi0qzT4as
Revealed: police unions spend millions to influence policy in biggest US cities
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/23/police-unions-spending-policy-reform-chicago-new-york-la
National labor groups mostly close ranks to defend police unions
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/national-labor-groups-mostly-close-ranks-defend-police-unions-n1231573
Production of Labor Video Project
http://www.labormedia.net

State Finds No Conflict Stops Jenkins From Prosecuting SF Cop

https://sfstandard.com/criminal-justice/state-finds-no-conflict-stops-jenkins-from-prosecuting-sf-cop/

Written by Michael Barba
Published Mar. 01, 2023 • 3:37pm


District Attorney Brooke Jenkins addresses the media about her feelings following Election Day in San Francisco’s Chinatown on November 9, 2022. Still in the lead by Wednesday morning, Jenkins felt confident in declaring victory in retaining her position. | Morgan Ellis/The Standard
State prosecutors poured water on claims that District Attorney Brooke Jenkins had no choice but to drop the manslaughter case against a San Francisco police officer.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office concluded Tuesday that nothing prevents Jenkins from taking Christopher Samayoa to trial for killing Keita O’Neil in the line of duty.

Jenkins cited an ethical duty to drop the charges and leave the rest up to Bonta because her predecessor mishandled the case. Jenkins accused Chesa Boudin of charging Samayoa to score political points. She suggested that the former DA pressured an investigator to sign for Samayoa’s arrest, even though others in the office doubted the case would hold up in court.

Another reason Jenkins said she wants to eschew prosecution: because the investigator recently told her he had doubts about signing the warrant, which means Jenkins could now be called as a witness to evidence that could help the defense. The investigator, however, has since denied making those representations to Jenkins.

But Bonta’s chief assistant attorney general, Lance Winters, wrote in the letter Tuesday that the allegations don’t require the DA to step back from the prosecution.

“The District Attorney’s disagreement with the charging decision of the prior District Attorney and accompanying accusations of impropriety do not create a recusable conflict,” he wrote. “Likewise, that some personnel within the District Attorney’s office may have different opinions about the case does not give rise to a recusable conflict mandating the Attorney General assume responsibility for the prosecution.”

While Bonta disagrees with Jenkins on that issue, his office is still reviewing the case to decide whether to take it over. The statute of limitations on manslaughter will give him nine days to make the decision once the case is dismissed next Tuesday.

Winters said the office is reviewing whether Jenkins “abused her discretion” by declining to move forward with the case. The office would have to find that she arbitrarily or erroneously tossed it despite the evidence.

The AG’s letter came the evening before a Wednesday hearing where Jenkins planned to drop the charges against Samayoa. Scores of protesters rallied against the dismissal at the Hall of Justice, spurring a heavy police presence outside the courtroom.

Samayoa made a rare appearance at the hearing, wearing a blue suit, dark-framed glasses and hair slicked to the side.

The president of the local police union, Tracy McCray, sat on his side of the courtroom. O’Neil’s aunt, April Green, sat on the other.


Former SFPD officer Christopher Samayoa walks out of the courtroom. | Morgan Ellis/The Standard
No one in the courtroom seemed to want Jenkins on the case any longer. The presiding judge, Loretta Giorgi, agreed with Jenkins that a potential conflict could undermine the case.

“It needs fresh eyes,” Giorgi said.

The lead prosecutor on the case, Darby Williams, and Samayoa’s attorney Julia Fox seemed eager to dismiss the charges over the conflict, too.

Green and her attorney, Brian Ford, want Jenkins off the case because they doubt her office will fairly prosecute Samayoa.

Giorgi seemed ready to dismiss the case—until Green pleaded for more time and for Samayoa to be held accountable.

“My family has been through so much,” Green told the judge, standing up from a walker she is using after a major surgery. O’Neil’s mother has struggled in the years since her son’s death, Green said. “When he died, her life ended.”


April Green speaks at the protest outside the Hall of Justice. | Morgan Ellis/The Standard
In the end, Giorgi decided to toss the case. But she agreed to delay the dismissal until Tuesday so Bonta’s office could diligently review the case before deciding what to do with it.

“I understand your concern,” the judge told Green. “But it is in good hands.”

Jenkins said her office does not oppose the delay and welcomes the state review.

“Although it would be politically expedient for me to take this case on, I shall not, as I can not move forward ethically,” Jenkins said in a statement. “If the facts and law in this case supported prosecution, we would have expected the Attorney General’s office to step in before we dismissed the case and take it over.”

The AG is expected to announce its decision at a later date.