MARTINEZ, Calif. – Community organizers announced that a rally will be held outside the A.F. Bray Courts Building in Martinez at 8:15 a.m. Aug. 7 to protest former Contra Costa County Deputy Andrew Hall’s petition for early parole release. Hall was quietly released from prison in March 2025 after serving less than half of his sentence, despite being the first officer in the county convicted in connection with a law enforcement-related death.
Hall shot and killed Laudemer Arboleda in 2018 and later fatally shot Tyrell Wilson in 2021. Charges were not brought until after Wilson’s death, even though Hall’s prior actions had already raised public concern. According to the press release, if Sheriff-Coroner David Livingston had not determined Hall’s use of force to be in line with department policy after an internal investigation, “Hall would not have had the opportunity to kill another community member.”
The upcoming court hearing is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. in Department 10 of the courthouse. Family members of both victims, including Jennifer Leong, Arboleda’s sister; Bella Quinto Collins; and Cassandra Quinto-Collins, sister and mother of Angelo Quinto, will be joined by Gigi Crowder, CEO of NAMI Contra Costa, and other supporters. All are expected to be present at the protest and available for questions afterward…