Crime & Safety

Man Arrested At BART Station On Warrant Suspected In San Francisco Market Street Homicide

BART police told KPIX its officers turned Wright over to San Francisco police after his arrest.

(CBS Bay Area)

November 26, 2024

A man who was picked up at the San Leandro BART station for a warrant early Sunday morning was later arrested in connection with a homicide in downtown San Francisco earlier this month, according to police.

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Johnathan Wright, 36, was arrested just after midnight on Sunday morning by BART police at the Bay Fair station on an outstanding warrant. He was also suspected of fare evasion, authorities said. BART police have him listed as being transient.

Wright was also booked into the San Francisco County Jail #2 just after 8 a.m. on suspicion of murder, according to jail records. He is being held without bail.

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