An Oakland man expecting to walk out of San Quentin Rehabilitation Center in early January instead found law enforcement officers waiting at the front gate with a criminal complaint, authorities say. The man, identified in court records as Dajean Evans, is accused of the May 25, 2022, shooting death of 49‑year‑old Andre McFee.
According to investigators, McFee was shot late on May 25, 2022, and surveillance video captured one of the shooters standing over him and firing while another person grabbed his backpack. Police say they later recovered two different‑caliber shell casings at the scene. The next day, officers chased a stolen silver Honda from Contra Costa County into Vallejo and found a backpack loaded with suspected drugs and cash, along with two firearms that were later matched to ballistics evidence from the homicide. Those details were outlined in a report by The Mercury News.
While serving time at San Quentin, Evans took part in rehabilitation programming and played on the in‑house basketball team, where other residents described him as active in self‑help efforts. Inside reporting from the prison paper quoted Evans saying he hoped to coach an Amateur Athletic Union team and take them traveling after release. The facility, listed by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation as the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, hosts classes and reentry programming that shape residents’ daily lives who sign up for them. San Quentin News and the CDCR facility page provide background on those programs.
Legal status and charges
Prosecutors filed a murder case against Evans in 2024, charging him with murder, robbery, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Court filings show he has pleaded not guilty. Reporting indicates officers were already at San Quentin with the complaint when Evans attempted to leave, and court documents note he previously served a five‑year state term after pleading no contest to a robbery count in 2023. He is being held at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin pending further proceedings, according to jail records and local reporting. Records from the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office confirm his custody location…