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• Jan. 13, 2009: Johannes Mehserle, a former transit police officer accused of killing an unarmed black man on an Oakland train platform, has been arrested in Nevada on a warrant charging homicide, 12 days after the shooting that sparked violent street protests.
• Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old transit rider who was shot and killed by BART police on New Year's Day, 2009, shown in an undated photo provided by the Law Offices of John Burris. A Douglas County jail official confirmed that 27-year-old Johannes Mehserle, who was involved in the incident, was in custody on Jan. 14, 2009, under a fugitive warrant issued in California.
• Jan. 14, 2009: Johannes Mehserle, right, appears in the East Fork Justice Court in Minden, Nev. Mehserle is being held on charges related to the New Year's Day shooting of an unarmed man on an Oakland, Calif., train platform. Mehserle, 27, waived extradition to California early Wednesday during a brief court appearance in Minden, Nev., and was being held without bail on a warrant charging homicide. Douglas County Sheriff's Deputy Ron Mills is at left.
• Jan. 14, 2009: Johannes Mehserle, left, appears in the East Fork Justice Court in Minden, Nev. Mehserle is being held on charges related to the New Year's Day shooting of an unarmed man on an Oakland, Calif., train platform. Mehserle, 27, waived extradition to California early Wednesday during a brief court appearance in Minden, Nev., and was being held without bail on a warrant charging homicide. Douglas County Sheriff's Deputy Ron Mills is at left.
• Jan. 14, 2009: Johannes Mehserle completes extradition paperwork with his attorney Christopher Miller during an appearance in the East Fork Justice Court in Minden,, Nev. Mehserle is being held on charges related to the New Year's Day shooting of an unarmed man on an Oakland, Calif., train platform. Mehserle, 27, waived extradition to California early Wednesday during a brief court appearance in Minden, Nev., and was being held without bail on a warrant charging homicide. Douglas County Sheriff's Deputy Ron Mills is at left.
• Jan. 14, 2009: Johannes Mehserle talks with his attorney Christopher Miller in the East Fork Justice Court in Minden, Nev. Mehserle is being held on charges related to the New Year's Day shooting of an unarmed man on an Oakland, Calif., train platform. Mehserle, 27, waived extradition to California early Wednesday during a brief court appearance in Minden, Nev., and was being held without bail on a warrant charging homicide. Douglas County Sheriff's Deputy Ron Mills is at left.
• Jan. 7, 2009: A demonstrator participates during a protest of Oscar Grant's shooting death at the Fruitvale BART station in Oakland, Calif.
• Jan. 7, 2009: Protesters yell during a demonstration against the shooting death of Oscar Grant at the Fruitvale BART station in Oakland, Calif.
• Jan. 7, 2009: Police tackle a protester during a demonstration in downtown Oakland, Calif.
• Jan. 7, 2009: BART officials stand next to closed-off stallls leading to trains during a protest of the shooting death of Oscar Grant at the Fruitvale BART station in Oakland, Calif.