Nov 2, 2023 | Press Release
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price Charges Jeremy Kirk with Felonies Related to Multiple Acts of Child Molestation
November 2, 2023
Dublin – Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price charged Jeremy Kirk for sexually molesting multiple children under the age of fourteen. The crimes include sexual penetration of a 10-year-old girl, sodomy and intercourse with a child under the age of 10, and lewd and lascivious acts with a child under the age of 14.
If convicted on all charges, Jeremy Kirk faces a maximum of 115 years to life in state prison.
The complaint alleges the molestation took place in Alameda County between 2008-2022 with the children of Kirk’s female friends and girlfriends. Kirk had been convicted in 1999 for lewd and lascivious acts with a child under the age of 14 in San Joaquin County where he had also been convicted of misdemeanor statutory rape in 1996.
“The most vulnerable members of our society are innocent children,” said Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price. “My office is committed to holding those who target them accountable.”
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The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office (DAO) is one of California’s largest prosecutors’ offices and is led by Alameda County’s first Black woman District Attorney Pamela Y. Price. Price brings her vision to this office to fairly administer justice in the pursuit of thriving, healthy, and safe communities for every person who steps foot in Alameda County, no matter their race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, income, or zip code. Price has been recognized as one of the most progressive prosecutors through her forward-thinking, innovative strategies to interrupt cycles of violence and crime and bring change to a criminal justice system rooted in systemic racism. Follow Madam DA on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook and @AlamedaCountyda on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
Oct 30, 2023 | Press Release
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price Files Motion to Disqualify Defense Law Firm in Steven Taylor Case
October 30. 2023
Oakland – Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price filed a motion to disqualify Michael Rains and his firm, Rains, Lucia, Stern, St. Phalle & Silver from continued representation of San Leandro Police Officer Jason Fletcher. Fletcher is charged with voluntary manslaughter for killing Steven Taylor in a crowded Walmart store on April 18, 2020.
Michael Rains, Fletcher’s defense attorney, misappropriated privileged attorney work product from the DA’s Office. Rains obtained the privileged material from his client, former Alameda County prosecutor Amilcar “Butch” Ford. At the time, Ford was on paid administrative leave for alleged prosecutorial misconduct.
“Today my office took at stand for justice. We filed a motion to disqualify the law firm, Rains, Lucia, Stern, St. Phalle & Silver, based on their unethical and improper breach of the professional rules of professional conduct as well as a violation of the standards of ethics that apply to lawyers, “ said DA Price. We are protecting the integrity of the judicial system both by moving to disqualify Rains, Lucia, Stern, St. Phalle & Silver and by prosecuting their former client, Amilcar Butch Ford,” said DA Price. “Defendant Fletcher’s decision to shoot Steven Taylor in Walmart was a traumatizing event for the entire community and was acknowledged worldwide as an act of violence that should not go unredressed. We are standing up for the family of Steven Taylor, and for this community and we will continue to fight for justice for his survivors.”
Both sides will return to court on November 20, 2023.
## Contact: Communications Director Haaziq Madyun / Haaziq.Madyun@acgov.org
The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office (DAO) is one of California’s largest prosecutors’ offices and is led by Alameda County’s first Black woman District Attorney Pamela Y. Price. Price brings her vision to this office to fairly administer justice in the pursuit of thriving, healthy, and safe communities for every person who steps foot in Alameda County, no matter their race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, income, or zip code. Price has been recognized as one of the most progressive prosecutors through her forward-thinking, innovative strategies to interrupt cycles of violence and crime and bring change to a criminal justice system rooted in systemic racism. Follow Madam DA on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook and @AlamedaCountyda on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Oct 27, 2023 | Press Release
Judge Overrules Defense Request to Dismiss Complaint in People vs Amilcar “Butch” Ford
October 27, 2023
Oakland – Alameda County Superior Court Judge James Cramer denied former Alameda County Prosecutor Amilcar Butch Ford’s motion to dismiss the pending charge against him. Alameda County District Attorney, Pamela Price, charged Ford with one misdemeanor count of defending after prosecuting as a prosecutor in violation of Business and Professions Code 6131(b)
Regarding the Court’s ruling District Attorney Price says, “We applaud the court’s decision to reject this frivolous objection to the prosecution of Mr. Ford. Prosecutors have a special responsibility to uphold and protect the integrity of the criminal justice system. Mr. Ford betrayed that process by interfering in the prosecution of a case involving a police officer, potentially making it more challenging for this office to hold that officer accountable for his actions during a fatal use-of-force incident. It is imperative that they take extra care to avoid any actions that may undermine the fundamental principles of fairness and justice. The decision reinforces my commitment to maintaining a just and impartial legal process that safeguards the rights of all parties involved. My office will continue to work diligently to uphold the highest standards of justice.”
Ford entered a plea of not guilty. He is scheduled to return to court on November 16, 2023, to further discuss whether or not he will be booked on the misdemeanor charge.
## Contact: Public Information Officer Patti Lee. patti.lee@acgov.org / 628-249-1288
Oct 24, 2023 | Press Release
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price Charged Man Suspected in Shooting in Oakland and Two Homicides in San Leandro
October 24, 2023
Oakland – Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price charged Joshua Ballard, 23, for a shooting at a crowded restaurant in Oakland and the double deadly shootings in the parking lot of 24-Hour Fitness in San Leandro.
If convicted for all charges in both cases Ballard faces approximately 88 years to life in state prison.
The investigation by OPD shows that around 10 PM on September 3, 2023, Ballard got into a fight with two patrons at an In N Out Burger in Oakland. Ballard reportedly pulled out a gun and shot two rounds into the crowded restaurant. One bullet hit an innocent bystander in the ankle. Ballard fled and an unregistered ghost gun was recovered at the scene.
In connection with the restaurant shooting, DA Price charged Ballard with three counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, along with discharge of a firearm with gross negligence and carrying a loaded firearm in a city.
DA Price also charged Ballard in a pair of gruesome murders, one on September 13, 2023, and another on September 24, 2023. In each case the two victims were sitting in their cars in the parking lot of the 24-Hour Fitness in San Leandro. The evidence shows both victims suffered fatal head wounds after being shot during a carjacking. Ballard faces two counts of murder, carjacking and second-degree robbery charges in this case. At the time of his arrest, he was also in possession of an illegal ghost gun.
“There are too many guns in Alameda County and too easy access to guns,” said DA Price. “My office is committed to reducing the easy access to guns, particularly ghost guns, and working with young people to prevent the kind of reckless disregard for life that we see in this case. This case of deadly violence traumatizes our whole community and will not be tolerated.”
## Contact: Public Information Officer Patti Lee. patti.lee@acgov.org / 628-249-1288
The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office (DAO) is one of California’s largest prosecutors’ offices and is led by Alameda County’s first Black woman District Attorney Pamela Y. Price. Price brings her vision to this office to fairly administer justice in the pursuit of thriving, healthy, and safe communities for every person who steps foot in Alameda County, no matter their race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, income, or zip code. Price has been recognized as one of the most progressive prosecutors through her forward-thinking, innovative strategies to interrupt cycles of violence and crime and bring change to a criminal justice system rooted in systemic racism. Follow Madam DA on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook and @AlamedaCountyda on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Oct 24, 2023 | Press Release
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price Commemorates Domestic Violence Awareness Month with 21st Annual Day of Remembrance
October 24, 2023
Oakland – Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price is commemorating the 21rst Annual Day of Remembrance during Domestic Violence Awareness month on Friday, October 27, at the Family Justice Center in Oakland. On this day we remember the victims who have been murdered resulting from domestic violence and to empower women, children, and men who have survived physical, emotional and mental abuse often-times by someone they once loved.
“I am also a survivor of domestic violence,” says DA Price. “My office is committed to seeking justice on behalf of victims.” One of the first things District Attorney Pamela Price did after taking office is expand the DA’s Domestic Violence Unit, because she says, “in any given year my office is reviewing 5,000 domestic violence arrests.”
The Day of Remembrance includes the reading of names of victims killed in domestic violence incidents in Alameda County since 1996. It also serves to recognize all the agencies, County departments, commissions, community-based organizations, and individuals whose work is essential in the ongoing effort to eliminate domestic violence in Alameda County.
The Alameda County Family Justice Center works with dozens of agencies, community partners, police departments and other groups that respond and provide service for victims of domestic violence and their children. This interagency collaboration is a model for how to provide wrap-around services to victims.
DA Price states, “We need to act. Let us stand together to protect lives, support survivors, and commit to end domestic violence.”
## Contact: Public Information Officer Paola Laverde plaverde@acgov.org / 510-777-2303
The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office (DAO) is one of California’s largest prosecutors’ offices and is led by Alameda County’s first Black woman District Attorney Pamela Y. Price. Price brings her vision to this office to fairly administer justice in the pursuit of thriving, healthy, and safe communities for every person who steps foot in Alameda County, no matter their race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, income, or zip code. Price has been recognized as one of the most progressive prosecutors through her forward-thinking, innovative strategies to interrupt cycles of violence and crime and bring change to a criminal justice system rooted in systemic racism. Follow Madam DA on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook and @AlamedaCountyda on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
