Two men have been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting near the Lafayette/Pleasant Hill border in March, the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday.
Don-Juan Watson, 19, and Jalin Washington, 20, were arrested after sheriff’s deputies served warrants at a home in Antioch. They are accused of killing 20-year-old Basel Jilani in the area of Taylor Road and Gloria Terrace around 1 p.m. on March 23, sheriff’s officials said.
The pair are also suspects in robberies around the Bay Area. Watson was booked into county jail on suspicion of murder, two counts of robbery and conspiracy, while Washington was booked on suspicion of murder, two counts of robbery, conspiracy, burglary, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and allowing someone to discharge a firearm from his vehicle, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Both suspects are being held without bail. Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office investigation division at (925) 313-2600 or the sheriff’s dispatch line at (925) 646-2441.
Antioch is becoming the new Concord.
Concord becoming the new Oakland!
Look at that, Antioch at it again! So tired of these people, the guy was already a felon and was only 19.
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Nothing but bad people coming out of Antioch, steer clear of Antioch!!!
They really need to be tougher on crime
….. how long will Becton keep them locked up? .. or are they out already?
It seems that felons usuallly have guns in their possession while comitting crimes. Politician’s want stricter gun laws but they can’t enforce the one’s they have now.
Becton will be over to release them, if she hasn’t already.
Geez, we used to live near that stretch of Taylor Blvd. So glad we escaped to the country! It seems like crime has skyrocketed there in the past few months.
It’s becoming abundantly clear that there are communities in this country that are incapable of raising decent and law abiding citizens. Other than declaring martial law in these areas, I cannot foresee any solution to this problem.
Don-Juan?
He should be seducing women, not committing crimes.
It is sad that so many parents have raised children that dont play well with others. These lasy parents are shameful.
They sound dangerous. Like right wing republicans who believe in god, guns and Trump. Cops may not release any pics, due to white privilege
Incarcerate the criminals and keep them there period. Let us law abiding citizens be allowed to have guns. We need them to protect ourselves against this ever growing criminal element who seem to get everything from the government for free but the true jail time deserved.
There may be more to this story, but so far the story is the kid who was murdered was driving his Mercedes on a freeway in Concord, was spotted and chased by the killers, and finally crashed on Taylor Blvd. @ Gloria Terrace around 1:00 PM. That location is near his $12,000/month rental home. After the crash, he was shot and his Rolex taken.
Now’s not a good time to be flexing in Central Contra Costa. I never thought that day would come. If you’re going to flex like that, better to be armed and know how to use it.
Anyway, on the face of it it looks like there was no connection between the killers and the victim.
Oh, the killers are known members of the SF Tre-4 street gang and were arrested previously for car burglaries (armed) and evading at Fisherman’s Wharf. They were released, of course. The final legacy of Chesa Boudin?
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