Sacramento DA declines to bring charges over RT stabbing death in Rancho Cordova

A Sacramento Regional Transit ambassador who fatally stabbed 16-year-old Michael Berry during a confrontation at a Rancho Cordova light rail station will not be prosecuted, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office said.

The decision followed a monthslong investigation by the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office that concluded there was insufficient evidence to support criminal charges.

“Based on the totality of the facts and circumstances there is insufficient evidence to file charges and sustain a conviction on the guilt beyond a reasonable doubt standard,” the DA’s Office said in a written statement. “Therefore, we declined to file charges.”…

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