Murder Charges Filed in Death of Esteemed Coach John Beam | Crime Alert 7AM 11.18.25

The individual taken into custody for the tragic shooting of football coach John Beam at a California college has been formally charged with murder.

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Crime Alard hourly update, breaking crime news. Now, I'm Nicole Parton.
The man taken into custody for the tragic shooting of
football coach John Beam out of California College has been
formally charged with murder. On November seventeen, Alameda District Attorney
Ursula Jones Dixon announced that twenty seven year old Cedric

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Irving Junior faces charges in connection with the death of
the sixty six year old Lady College athletic director who
succumbed to injury sustained from a gunshot wound to the
head on November fourteen. Irving has been charged with murder
and firearm usage, and he could be sentenced to fifty
years to life in state prison if convicted on both counts.

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According to the announcement, on behalf of the Alameda County
District Attorney's Office, and from my heart, I extend our
deepest sympathies to Coach John Beam's family. Coach Beam embodied
the spirit of Oakland, his dedication to the community has
been felt for many years, and his absence will be
equally profound, Dixon remarked. Additionally, the Almeda County District Attorney's

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Office plans to introduce mandatory minimum sentences for those unlawfully
possessing firearms, symphesizing the necessity for schools, students, and educators
to operate in a secure, gun free environment. Beam was
a prominent figure in the Oakland community, with Mayor Barbara
Lee describing him as a giant, a mentor, an educator,

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and a crucial support for thousands of young people in
a statement following his passing for over decades. For decades
he developed leaders both on and off the field and
in our community. We are mourning alongside his family. The
mayor said. Beam gained recognition beyond Oakland when his team
at Laney College was featured in the Netflix docuseries Last

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Chance You, showcasing junior college football as a pathway for
elite athletes with challenging backgrounds to turn their lives around.
One former athlete, Brian Grandson, remembered the coach.

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Oh wow, you care for everybody differently. Every player needed
something different, you know. Some players needed more tough love.
Some players needed to be challenged differently.

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According to the Assistant Chief of Police James Beer, Irving
had known been but they did not have a relationship. Irving,
who has not been a student at the college, was
on campus for a specific purpose on the day the
incident happened. Following the shooting, Irvin was arrested by the
Alameda County Sheriff's deputy at a bart station after the

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deputy identified him as a match to the suspects description.
As reported by homicide Commander Gloria Baltrin of the Oakland
Police Department. During questioning after his arrest, Irving allegedly confessed
to the crime. According to NBC, the arrest Affidavid states
during an interview, Cedric Irving was informed of his rights

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and acknowledged that before offering a statement. He was shown
a firearm found in his bag and reportedly admitted ownership
of the weapon when presented with a photograph of it.
As of now, Irving has not secured legal representation. Beam
served as the head football coach at Laney College until
twenty twenty four, later taking on the role of athletic director.

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Throughout his coaching career, he was instrumental in developing of
numerous students who attended the professional level college, with twenty
of his former students making it to the NFL seven
competing in a Super Bowl Among those he coached were
Super Bowl champions Sterling Moore of the New England Patriots,
C J. Anderson of the Denver Broncos, Marvel Smith of

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the Pittsburgh Steelers, and brothers Nashawan and Rajon Wright of
the Chicago Bears and the New Orleans Saints, respectively. He
will be missed by thousand. He's more crime and justice
news after this. A man from Ocalla has been taken

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into custody following the disappearance of a woman from the
United Kingdom last month, as reported by the Florida Department
of Law Enforcement. In a statement, FDL officials disclosed that
they received a request for assistance from the UK authorities
via Interpool on October thirteen concerning a missing woman who
was believed to be in a precarious situation. The agency

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noted that the woman was scheduled to return to England
the same day, but evidence suggested she may have planned
to stay longer. Shortly after, her remains were found buried
in a shallow grave in Marion Oaks, Florida, prompting a
homicide investigation. On Monday, authorities announced the arrest of fifty
three year old Dwayne Hall of Okalla. According to an

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FDL statement, Hall was previously in custody on another charge
involving fraudulent use of a credit card and unlawful use
of a two way communication divine, which were connected to
the unauthorized use of the victim's credit cards. As detailed
in and arrest affidavit, Hall confessed to picking up the victim,

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identified as g x Selby at the Gainesville Airport, taking
her to an airbnb where the two engaged in sexual activity,
and being the last person to see her alive. He
also acknowledged having multiple conversations with her that involved discussions
of bondage and other grim topics. Furthermore, cell phone records

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placed Hall in the vicinity where the remains were found
on October twelve. Court documents indicate that Hall refrained from
providing additional details about the circumstances surrounding the victim's death
and did not confirm whether he was responsible for her killing. However,
when asked what he would say to her family for closure,
he had legendly remarked that he would tell them she

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was happy now because she got what she wanted. Hall
now faces serious charges, including first degree murder and kidnapp apping.
He is being held without bond. The effidavit concludes by
stating that releasing him would pose a significant threat to
the safety of the community. For the latest crime injustice news,
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For this crime alert, I'm Nicole Party