The man accused of shooting and killing legendary Oakland football coach and Laney College Athletic Director John Beam last week told investigators he thought Beam had been using witchcraft on him and others, according to sources familiar with the investigation.
Alameda County prosecutors on Monday charged Cedric Irving Jr., 27, with murder and a gun enhancement, saying in charging documents that he confessed to the crime after officers apprehended him Friday with a handgun in a bag. If convicted on all charges, Irving will face a possible prison sentence of 50 years to life. He was scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday morning.
Police believe Irving had a “fixation” on Beam, said one source, who, like others in this story, spoke to the Chronicle on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive information about the case, in accordance with the newspaper’s policy on unnamed sources…