Update, March 9, 1:15 p.m. Nailor was sentenced Wednesday to 12 years in prison, according to Bay City News. Said his mother in court, “We know he went over the top, but we’d like to see some light at the end of the tunnel.” Original story, March 4, 9 a.m. A man who led police on a […]
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Sanity hearing set after near-deadly beating in Berkeley
After a car chase with Berkeley Police on Oct. 23, a man crashed this Ford Explorer into a tree on the Alameda. Photo: BPD A Texas man charged with trying to kill another man by beating him with a pipe-like object in downtown Berkeley, then hitting a police cruiser and crashing into a tree while […]
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Attempted murder suspect set for arraignment
Image: Berkeley Police Department A man arrested by police in North Berkeley earlier this week after reportedly beating a man with a weapon, then crashing his car into a tree while fleeing authorities, is scheduled for arraignment Friday afternoon in downtown Oakland. Duane Nailor, 54, of Texas was treated after the car crash for non-life-threatening injuries. […]
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Man arrested after attempted murder, car crash in Berkeley
Berkeley police officers arrested a suspect in an apparent attempted murder case early Wednesday morning, following a pursuit in which the suspect struck a police car, and later crashed into a tree in North Berkeley, destroying his vehicle. The attack took place in the early hours of Wednesday, Oct. 23, in downtown Berkeley. The victim, […]