OAKLAND, Calif. – Alameda County prosecutors have filed felony charges against a 26-year-old man accused of trying to kill a San Francisco police officer during what they described as a violent confrontation in Oakland.
The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office said Joseph Willis II was charged with attempted murder of a San Francisco Police Department officer and multiple counts of assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer performing official duties. Willis was scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday in Oakland.
Prosecutors said Willis faces several felony counts, including attempted murder, three counts of assault on a police officer with a deadly weapon, attempted carjacking, and illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition. …