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Nine Indicted in Oakland Grow-House Burglaries Linked to Officer Tuan Le’s Killing

The unsealed federal case brings drug‑distribution plus firearm counts carrying lengthy mandatory terms, with bail hearings set for Monday.

Oakland police Officer Tuan Le.
Members of the Oakland Police Department stand in formation for the arrival of the hearse for fellow officer Tuan Le at 3Crosses Church in Castro Valley, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. Le, 36, a four-year veteran with OPD, was fatally shot on December 29, 2023, while responding to a burglary in progress at a cannabis dispensary near Jack London Square.
Federal prosecutors charged nine people in three Oakland grow-house burglaries linked to the fatal shooting of undercover police officer Tuan Le, who was shot and killed while responding to a burglary on Dec. 29, 2023.
Marquise Cooper, left, who is charged with burglary and murder in connection with the fatal shooting of Oakland police officer Tuan Le, enters a plea of not guilty during a plea hearing at the Wiley W. Manuel Courthouse in Oakland, California Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024.

Overview

  • Federal prosecutors unsealed a Nov. 20 indictment charging nine people over three armed break-ins at 499 Embarcadero in late 2023 that preceded the fatal shooting of undercover Officer Tuan Le.
  • All nine defendants were arrested or already in custody and made initial appearances in San Francisco federal court, with some scheduled to return Monday for bail proceedings.
  • The indictment names Allen Brown, Sebron Russell, Marquise Cooper, Janiero Booth (also known as Javon Herrington), Jowaun Jones, Shawn McGee, and Salvador Munguia on marijuana distribution counts, while Jasmine Kumar and Felicia Sanders face accessory‑after‑the‑fact charges.
  • Prosecutors allege more than 100 marijuana plants were stolen and that an unnamed co‑conspirator fired over 20 shots at an undercover OPD vehicle during the pursuit, killing Le, with Brown driving the car from which the shots were fired.
  • Potential penalties include up to life in prison for certain firearm counts with mandatory minimums of 10 years for discharging and seven for brandishing, up to 40 years for the drug conspiracy, and up to 15 years for the accessory charges; related Alameda County murder cases continue, with one prior murder charge against Cooper dismissed.