The BAART Programs Antioch facility is located on Sunset Lane. Photo: addictions.com
Community celebration September 23rd
By Jaden Baird, PIO, City of Antioch
ANTIOCH, CA — The City of Antioch and BAART Programs Antioch have launched a new partnership aimed at expanding access to opioid treatment and recovery services while addressing community concerns related to safety and quality-of-life conditions surrounding the Bay Area Addiction Recovery Treatment (BAART) Programs Antioch facility on Sunset Lane.
According to MethadoneCenters.com, “BAART Programs Antioch is…considered one of the most reliable methadone clinics in California. What is special about this clinic is that it offers evidence-based approaches, backed by medication-assisted treatment services when it comes to battling opioid disorders. The staff at this clinic believes that supporting patients is of utmost importance because they need as many helpful resources around them as possible in order for a successful recovery process to occur, not only of their family and friends, but also doctors, nurses and psychologists. The main medication is methadone which is given orally. Methadone relieves patients of pain and speeds up their recovery. The goal is to help patients achieve a full recovery so they can continue their everyday lives.”
Supported by opioid settlement funds, the partnership will expand weekend treatment access and provide patient navigation and financial assistance for uninsured and underinsured Antioch residents. The partnership will also strengthen referrals from the City’s Angelo Quinto Community Response Team (AQCRT) and provide additional security during expanded service hours.
The coordinated effort is designed to connect more residents with treatment and recovery resources while promoting a safer and better-supported environment for patients, neighboring businesses and the surrounding community.
“Our community has raised concerns, and we have listened,” said Alicia Espinoza, Public Safety Manager for the City of Antioch’s Community Services Department. “This partnership is about moving from concerns to solutions — connecting people to treatment while strengthening safety, accountability and quality of life for the surrounding community.”
History & Challenges
Before the BAART Programs Antioch facility opened in the late 1990’s, the Antioch City Council worked to find the organization another location in the city that wasn’t adjacent to a residential neighborhood. The City spent approximately $850,000 in a legal battle but lost because the location is zoned for medical uses.
Since then, there have been challenges including shoplifting in the nearby shopping center where Raley’s was located believed to be associated with the facility’s clientele.
“BAART Programs is committed to delivering compassionate, evidence-based care while being a responsible community partner,” said Tracy Hern, Treatment Center Director for BAART Programs Antioch. “We appreciate the City of Antioch’s collaboration and shared commitment to increasing access to treatment, supporting recovery and creating positive outcomes for residents.”
The partnership builds upon operational improvements and community engagement efforts undertaken by BAART Programs Antioch over the past year under new local leadership. The agreement establishes expanded services along with performance and reporting expectations to help ensure accountability and measure progress.
Community Partnership Celebration
The City of Antioch and BAART Programs will commemorate the partnership with a community event:
The event will bring together City leadership, BAART Programs, Public Safety and Community Resources/AQCRT representatives, neighboring businesses, community partners and residents. The program will include brief remarks, refreshments, community resources and a ceremonial recognition of the partnership.
About BAART Programs
BAART Programs provides evidence-based treatment and recovery support services for individuals with opioid use disorder. Through medication-assisted treatment, counseling, and care coordination, BAART helps individuals achieve lasting recovery while promoting healthier communities. BAART Programs is part of BayMark Health Services, a national leader in addiction treatment and recovery services.
Following a shooting, marijuana, guns and other items were confiscated from four men arrested in Antioch early Sunday morning, July 19, 2026. Photo: Antioch PD
Two aged 22, two aged 19 charged with multiple felonies; one was also arrested in April on similar charges
By Antioch Police Department
Last night, Saturday, July 18, 2026, Antioch Police Dispatch received multiple 911 calls reporting gunfire in the area of Metcalf Street. About an hour earlier, dispatch had also received reports of loud music and a large gathering of vehicles nearby.
When officers arrived, they located a vehicle with multiple bullet strikes along the passenger side. Three occupants were inside the vehicle, with a fourth person standing nearby. Fortunately, no one was injured.
As officers investigated, they noticed inconsistencies in the group’s statements, and one subject’s behavior raised suspicion. While speaking with the driver, Officer Lutu observed a firearm in plain view inside the vehicle. All four subjects were detained for officer safety.
A loaded handgun was confiscated from one subject’s waistband, and a second firearm, an AR-style pistol, was found inside a backpack on the rear seat. Officers also recovered a spent shell casing from inside the vehicle. Evidence indicated that at least one round had been fired from inside the vehicle, exiting through the windshield.
During the investigation, officers also located approximately 23 ounces of marijuana.
All four subjects were arrested. According to Lt. Bill Whitaker, they were charged with four felonies, including PC25400(A)(1) – carrying a concealed weapon within any vehicle; PC25850(A) – carrying a loaded firearm on the person or in a vehicle while in any public place; PC30605(A) – possesses of an assault weapon; and PC32310(A) – manufacturing or causing to be manufactured, importing into the state, keeping for sale, or offering or exposing for sale, or giving, lending, buying, or receiving any large-capacity magazine.
According to the Antioch Police CitizenRIMS, those arrested at 1:25 AM, Sunday, July 19th, were 22-year-old Malik Royce Bennett (born 6/20/2004), 19-year-old Makai Zakarya Andrade-Diouf (born 8/27/2006) and Carlos Keele, also 19 years old (born 9/06/2006). All three are listed as Black or African American. According to Lt. Franco Caesar, the fourth suspect was 22-year-old Malakyi Ricard, but did not have any additional information about him.
According to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office, Bennett is five-feet, eight-inches tall and 190-pounds; Andrade-Diouf is five-feet, 10-inches tall and 148-pounds and Keele is five-feet, five-inches tall and 120-pounds. Each are also charged with a fifth felony of PC246.3(A), discharging a firearm in a grossly negligent manner which could result in injury or death to a person and are being held in the Martinez Detention Facility on $100,000 bail.
According to localcrimenews.com, Bennett is from San Leandro and was also arrested in Alameda on April 20, 2026, for carrying a loaded firearm on a person or in a vehicle while in a public place and carrying a concealed weapon in a vehicle.
Excellent work by responding officers for safely resolving a dangerous situation and recovering multiple illegal firearms.
By Ted Asregadoo, PIO, Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office
Martinez, California – Contra Costa District Attorney Diana Becton and other District Attorneys in the State of California reached a settlement with Walgreen Co. for $6,000,000 for violations related to expired baby food, drugs, and overcharging customers.
The civil case and settlement centered on the company violating state law by charging their customers more than the lowest price posted or advertised price. The allegations that the company was in violation of these laws were based on inspections of scanners. Moreover, the civil lawsuit led to a resolution that Walgreens failed to comply with laws that prohibit the selling or offering to sell over-the-counter drugs, infant formula, and baby food products beyond the expiration date.
The court ordered Walgreen Co. to pay $5.4 million in civil penalties and $600,000 to reimburse state district attorney offices for the cost of investigations, attorneys’ fees, and other costs associated with enforcement. Contra Costa County will receive $612,000 of the civil settlement and $10,000 to cover the costs.
Walgreen Co. will also implement a three-year program to promote pricing accuracy and the removal of expired products from its store shelves. This program requires store managers to conduct monthly checks of all aisles and shelves of medication, baby food, and formula, and remove any expired items. Managers must also conduct weekly store walks and remove signage displaying inaccurate sales tag information and post signs informing customers of Walgreens’ Price Promise Guarantee. The Price Promise Guarantee means that if a customer notices a scanned price is higher than the advertised price, the customer will be charged the lower price.
District Attorney Diana Becton said, “Customers should have confidence that companies that sell food and formula to infants and children are doing so by being scrupulous about the safety of the products in their stores. The same goes for medications that are sold beyond their expiration dates. The work of my office and those of other district attorney offices in the state shows that when we work together to enforce laws, we not only ensure compliance – we’re also restoring trust and safety in our communities.”
Case No. 1-13-CV-239110 | The People of the State of California v. Walgreen Co., an Illinois Corporation
Former Antioch Police Officers Timothy Manly Williams (left) and Daniel Harris (right) were sentenced on Jan. 13, 2026, to time served. Herald file photos
No prison time; both testified against former colleagues
By Allen D. Payton
The final cases of Antioch Police Officers that were the focus of the Contra Costa DA and FBI investigations were settled last month with two former officers given sentences of time served. As a result, Timothy Manly Williams and Daniel Harris will not face any time in prison. Both testified against their former colleagues.
According to a previously published report by the U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of California, Manly Williams pleaded guilty on Nov. 28, 2023, to destruction, alteration and falsification of records in federal investigations, obstruction of official proceedings and deprivation of rights under color of law. Manly Williams was sentenced to “six months’ custody, followed by three years of supervised release, and 100 hours of community service.
Harris pleaded guilty on Sept. 17, 2024 to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute anabolic steroids, and possession with intent to distribute anabolic steroids as well as bank fraud. Harris was sentenced to “twelve months and a day of custody, followed by three years of supervised release, and 100 hours of community service.”
Both men’s sentencing hearings were held on Jan. 13, 2026, but no statement was issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of California, which prosecuted both cases.
Manly Williams’ Case Details
According to the Sentencing Memorandum for Manly Williams, “In May 2021, the Antioch Police Department (“APD”) discovered during a routine audit something surprising: their own police officer, Timothy Manly Williams, had called a subject of a wiretap he was monitoring. From all appearances, he had intentionally burned the wire and attempted to cover it up. A sprawling federal investigation would eventually result in various criminal charges against ten Antioch or Pittsburg Police Department (“PPD”) officers or employees, including Manly Williams.
“In August 2023, Manly Williams was indicted for his concealment of that call during the wiretap, which constituted criminal falsification of records and obstruction of justice, as well as for his unconstitutional destruction of a citizen’s cell phone following his then-roommate APD Officer Morteza Amiri’s release of a police canine to bite a suspect.
“By September 2023, Manly Williams had already met with the government a first time. By November 2023, he had promptly pleaded guilty to his crimes. In March 2025, he testified in the jury trial involving that same former roommate regarding another dog bite for which he was present, and Amiri’s concealment of facts surrounding that bite. He also admitted to additional criminal conduct not specifically referenced in the indictments.
“Manly Williams’ crimes were very serious, particularly given his role as a police officer sworn to uphold the law and protect his fellow citizens. However, his immediate acceptance of responsibility and cooperation with the government was also very significant, particularly given that same role, and the government accordingly moves for a downward variance pursuant to § 5K1.1 for his substantial assistance to authorities.
“Based on the nature and circumstances of the serious offenses, the defendant’s history and characteristics (including his role as a sworn police officer), the need for deterrence, and the need to avoid unwarranted sentence disparities given the sentences already imposed by this Court, as well as the government’s motion for the equivalent of a five-level downward departure pursuant to § 5K1.1, the government recommends that the Court impose a sentence of six months’ custody, followed by three years of supervised release, and 100 hours of community service. This proposed sentence is sufficient, but not greater than necessary, to achieve the goals set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(2).
“The government’s investigation also revealed other relevant criminal conduct, which Manly Williams admitted carrying out, including:
• While employed as a police officer with PPD and APD, Manly Williams illegally purchased anabolic steroids, Schedule III controlled substances, from PPD Officer Patrick Berhan and APD Officer Daniel Harris.
• While employed as a police officer with PPD and APD, Manly Williams misused confidential law enforcement databases by performing searches for the benefit of himself or friends without a proper law enforcement purpose. For instance, in approximately December 2020 he searched for the criminal history of his friend for no legitimate law enforcement purpose; and in approximately February 2021 he searched or caused law enforcement databases to be searched for warrants for no legitimate law enforcement purpose.
• While employed as APD police officers, Manly Williams and APD Officer Morteza Amiri illegally took marijuana and/or marijuana products seized from APD law enforcement activity, including in approximately December 2020 when Amiri stated to Manly Williams, “I got a basketball size bag of weed in my trunk.” Instead of filing reports with APD on the seizures of marijuana or submitting the marijuana into evidence, Amiri and Manly Williams personally consumed the marijuana in violation of APD policy and, in at least one instance in approximately November 2020, Manly Williams arranged for the sale of such marijuana and received proceeds from its sale.
• While employed as an APD police officer, Manly Williams illegally facilitated the removal or dismissal of traffic tickets for the benefit of himself, friends, or colleagues without a proper law enforcement purpose, including in approximately October 2020 via other APD officers in which the recipient of a ticket provided tequila bottles in exchange for those officers not appearing in court for a traffic ticket, and in approximately April 2021 at the behest of a PPD, who requested that a particular traffic ticket be disregarded.
• While employed as an APD police officer, Manly Williams wrongfully posted law enforcement-sensitive information to his Instagram account using the story feature to “close friends” who were outside the law enforcement community.”
The Memorandum also explained, Manly Williams had no previous arrests and did not have criminal convictions resulting in any Criminal History Points, placing him in Criminal History Category I and “the government agreed with the Sentencing Guidelines calculation of the United States Probation Office.
According to his Sentencing Memorandum, “Defendant Daniel Harris, a police officer with the Antioch Police Department (“APD”), began purchasing illegal anabolic steroids for his own personal use around 2019. He then began selling and distributing these Schedule III controlled substances to numerous other law enforcement officers at APD and neighboring law enforcement agencies. Among others, Harris sold illegal anabolic steroids to fellow APD officer Devon Wenger, and also agreed with Wenger to distribute them to Wenger’s friend B.M. Harris’ prolific sale and distribution of illegal anabolic steroids continued through March 2022 as he was in the process of moving from California to Texas, only coming to a halt after the FBI executed search warrants that located and seized troves of illegal anabolic steroids from a postal package destined for Harris (including steroids for Wenger’s friend), from Harris’ California residence, and from Harris’ new residence in Weatherford, Texas.
“The government’s investigation also revealed that Harris’ criminal activity while employed as an APD officer was not limited to the purchase and distribution of illegal anabolic steroids: he further committed bank fraud by falsifying information in his application for a mortgage to purchase his Texas residence.
“Harris’ crimes were particularly serious given Harris’ role as a law enforcement officer sworn to uphold the law. However, following his indictment and arrest, Harris took responsibility for his actions and pleaded guilty to all of these crimes, agreed to meet with the government and cooperate, and ultimately testified before the jury as to his and Wenger’s conduct involving the distribution of illegal anabolic steroids.
“Based on the nature and circumstances of the serious offenses, the defendant’s history and characteristics (including his role as a sworn police officer), the need for deterrence, and the need to avoid unwarranted sentence disparities given the sentences already imposed by this Court, as well as the government’s motion for the equivalent of a three-level downward departure pursuant to § 5K1.1, the government recommends that the Court impose a sentence of twelve months and a day of custody, followed by three years of supervised release, and 100 hours of community service. This proposed sentence is sufficient, but not greater than necessary, to achieve the goals set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(2).”
In addition the Memorandum explains, “In February 2022, Harris knowingly supplied inaccurate information to a financial institution in connection with his application for a mortgage. During this time, Harris applied for, and subsequently received, a $494,000 loan from Mortgage Financial Services LLC with the intent to defraud the financial institution to purchase a residence…in Weatherford, Texas. Harris provided false information in and omitted material facts from his application.”
A traffic stop by Antioch Police in the Hillcrest Crossings shopping center ended with an arrest for meth possession, more Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 27, 2026. Photo courtesy of resident who chose not to be identified
At least the 19th arrest, 13th by Antioch PD since 2014 for 37-year-old Robert Lay
By Allen D. Payton
In response to a resident witnessing police action on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 27, 2026, Antioch Police Lt. Michael Mellone of the Field Services Division explained, a “traffic stop for a red light turned into an arrest for meth possession and driving on a suspended license.”
The incident occurred in the parking lot of the Hillcrest Crossings Shopping Center, off Deer Valley Road, between the Safeway gas station and Taco Bell.
Police arrested Robert Anthony Lay, a 37-year-old male from Antioch, Mellone shared.
According to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office, born 11/16/1988, the six-foot, two-inch tall, 200-pound suspect was arrested at 1:27 p.m., is Hispanic but also listed as White, and is being held in the West County Detention Facility on no bail.
According to localcrimenews.com, it’s at least the 19th time Lay has been arrested since 2014 and 13 of those were by Antioch Police. He faced charges for hit-and-run, vehicle theft, possession of burglar’s tools, conspiracy to commit a crime, vandalism and multiple charges of receiving stolen property – motor vehicle, reckless driving, driving with a suspended license for drunk driving, possession of a controlled substance, including for sale and bringing a controlled substance into a prison, plus, possession of drug paraphernalia and revocation of probation.
According to the Herald’s archives, – On 10/5/2015 at 5:10 p.m., an officer was patrolling near Lemontree and Peppertree Way and saw 26-year-old Robert Lay driving recklessly though the area. Lay continued to drive erratically while the officer attempted to catch up to him. Lay hit a parked car and eventually pulled into the 76 gas station on Contra Loma Blvd. Officers made contact with Lay and detained him. A records check revealed he had an outstanding felony arrest warrant for the charge of possession of stolen property. Lay was arrested for the warrant, hit and run and reckless driving. Lay’s vehicle was impounded and he was booked at the county jail.
The Herald thanks the resident for the photo of the scene and information about the arrest.
By Julie S. Kramer, Press Secretary, Office of Congressman Josh Harder
WASHINGTON – On Dec. 11, 2025,Rep. Josh Harder (D-CA-09) announced that his bipartisan bill to protect law enforcement from fentanyl exposure has been signed into law, unlocking $57 million every year through 2030 for overdose training for local law enforcement. Led with Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY-17), the Safer Response Act was included in a broader package of substance use prevention and recovery legislation that passed the Senate in September, alongside the rollout of a brand-new nationwide initiative to combat the fentanyl crisis.
Fentanyl in our community puts everyone at risk:
Despite declines, fentanyl overdoses continue to be the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18-45, killing nearly 50,000 people last year alone.
This creates an escalating crisis for first responders, with up to one-in-five emergency medical service calls involving overdose response.
First responders are at risk of accidental exposure, contamination, and infection when responding to overdose emergencies.
“Our brave first responders never hesitate to answer the call and step in to save lives every single day, and they shouldn’t have to worry about self-exposure while they’re working to reverse life-threatening fentanyl overdoses,” said Harder. “This bill is going to bring millions for better training and modern resources to Valley departments, which will mean fewer lives lost to the deadly fentanyl epidemic. I’m grateful that lawmakers from across the aisle joined together to send this to the President’s desk, and I’m committed to ensuring our community continues to benefit from common-sense laws like this.”
How the Safer Response Act supports law enforcement:
New technical assistance for local first responders to address overdoses.
Additional training on how first responders and emergency medical services can protect themselves in the event of exposure.
Outreach coordination teams to bridge gaps between public and private medical and emergency response partnerships.
Harder has made cracking down on the growing fentanyl crisis a top priority – he helped pass a bipartisan bill to put more fentanyl traffickers behind bars, and he is leading new legislation to close drug manufacturing loopholes that traffickers use to escape justice. Earlier this year, Harder met with more than 200 narcotics officers representing state associations across the country, including in California, as part of the National Narcotic Officers’ Associations’ Coalition’s (NNOAC) 2025 Delegate Conference.
Congressman Harder represents the 9th Congressional District of California. Following the passage of Prop. 50 last November, the new district boundaries will include Pittsburg, Antioch and portions of Oakley and other areas in Eastern Contra Costa County. Harder is expected to run for re-election in the new district.
340B Drug Pricing Program costing employee health plans $5B per year
“Hospitals realized they could buy heavily discounted drugs and resell them to insured, middle-class patients at huge markups.”
By Dan Crippen
An obscure, supposedly free federal program is blowing a hole in state budgets — by depriving state governments of billions in corporate tax revenue and inflating costs for their public employee health plans.
The culprit is the 340B Drug Pricing Program, which Congress established in 1992 to help safety-net hospitals. Once enrolled, qualifying hospitals and clinics and their partner pharmacies — collectively called “covered entities” — can purchase medicines directly from drug manufacturers or wholesalers at roughly 50% discounts.
Congress expected only about 90 hospitals to participate. Today, more than 2,600 hospitals are enrolled.
This explosive, unintended growth is the result of the program’s lax requirements. Covered entities are not required to expand charity care or even report how they use their 340B earnings.
Hospitals realized they could buy heavily discounted drugs and resell them to insured, middle-class patients at huge markups. In some cases, hospitals have charged cancer patients nearly ten times what they paid to acquire the drug.
The opportunity to upcharge patients has proven irresistible and fueled the program’s bloat. In 2023, covered entities purchased $124 billion worth of medicines — but only paid $66 billion, meaning they received roughly $58 billion in discounts.
Numerous audits have revealed that many hospitals use the funds to subsidize expansion in affluent neighborhoods, rather than support low-income or uninsured patients.
This perverse behavior harms state taxpayers. Because most 340B hospitals are technically non-profits, their earnings aren’t taxed. As a result, states collect about $3.5 billion less in corporate income tax and other tax revenue than they otherwise would. That’s money not available for public health, education, infrastructure, or employee benefits.
The 340B program hurts states in other ways, too.
The program incentivizes hospital systems to acquire independent clinics — which don’t qualify for 340B — and designate them as “child sites” that subsequently become eligible for 340B.
This leads to higher healthcare spending, since care at hospital-owned sites is more expensive than at clinics and independent practices.
Care at 340B hospitals tends to be more expensive than care at competing hospitals, too. The average per-patient prescription spending at 340B hospitals is 150% higher than non-340B hospitals.
All told, large employers and their workers spend over $5 billion more per year on health care as a result of 340B. Every extra dollar that businesses spend on health care is a dollar that’s deducted from their taxable income.
The program also inflates costs for state employee health plans. Utah recently found that its Public Employees Health Program is losing out on $3.9 million in rebate savings due to 340B.
Some state lawmakers are unwittingly compounding the damage by making it easier for pharmacies to contract with 340B hospitals and clinics.
Instead of boosting care for poor patients, 340B drains public resources while enriching large hospital systems. Reform is desperately needed.
Dan Crippen is the former Director of the Congressional Budget Office. This piece originally ran in RealClearHealth.
William Pree (2015 arrest photo by Antioch PD) and Josephine Daniels (Source: Facebook) were arrested with drugs, guns and ammunition by the Humboldt County Drug Task Force on Dec. 21, 2024.
William Pree, Lucy Daniels apprehended following traffic stop during cross state trip
Alleged prison gang leader, Pree was convicted for 2015 murder of man in Antioch which was overturned on appeal
By Humboldt County Drug Task Force
On Saturday, December 21st, 2024, Agents with the Humboldt County Drug Task Force (HCDTF) and Deputies with the Marijuana Enforcement Team (MET) served a search warrant on William Lavon Pree (43 years old from Antioch). During the month of December, HCDTF received information that Pree was traveling to the Bay Area and purchasing large quantities of narcotics for the purpose of sales, and that he was in possession of firearms. Pree is a convicted felon for numerous violent offenses involving firearms including attempted homicide.
HCDTF Agents observed Pree travel from Humboldt County, to Los Angeles, and then the Bay Area. Upon Pree’s return to Humboldt County, Agents conducted a traffic stop on his vehicle on Hwy 101 at Hookton Road in Loleta. The vehicle had four occupants, Josephine Lucy Daniels (Age 48 from Antioch), Willaim Pree, and two juveniles (ages 5 and 17). All occupants were detained without incident.
Agents searched Pree’s vehicle and located over 450 Xanax bars, a half-pound of cocaine, a loaded 10MM Glock handgun, a loaded 9mm ghost pistol (privately manufactured with no serial number) equipped with a “Glock Switch” enabling the firearm to shoot fully automatic, more ammunition, high-capacity magazines, and a digital scale.
Both juveniles were transported to a safe location by law enforcement and Humboldt Child Welfare Services will receive the criminal report. Pree and Daniels were placed under arrest and transported to the Humboldt County Correctional Facility where they were both booked on the following charges:
11351 HS – Possession of narcotics for the purpose of sales
11352(A) HS – Trafficking narcotics
11352(B) HS – Trafficking narcotics through noncontiguous counties
11370.1 HS – Possession of a loaded firearm/narcotics
32625(A) PC – Possession of a machine gun
30605(A) PC – Possession of an assault weapon
25400(A)(1) PC – Illegally possessing a firearm inside of a vehicle
24610 PC – Possession on a non-detectable firearm
29800(a)(1) PC – Felon in possession of a handgun (Pree only)
30305(a)(1) PC – Felon in possession of ammunition (Pree only)
273A(A) PC – Felony child endangerment
According to localcrimenews.com, Press is Black and was also arrested by Antioch Police in September 2015 for being an accessory after the fact.
As previously reported, Pree was arrested in September 2015 for murder of 23-year-old Antioch resident, Kartiae Ely, who was shot in the driveway of an apartment building in the 1800 block of Cavallo Road and subsequently died from his injuries.
According to a Dec. 2023 Mercury News report, Pree is “An alleged prison gang leader accused of ordering the murder of a man over his gang’s attempts to take over an Antioch ‘money block’ has been released from jail after a judge lowered his bail to $200,000 in a pending murder case, court records show. William…Pree and his co-defendant, 45-year-old Edward Robinson, were convicted of murder in 2017, only to have the case be overthrown by an appeals court” in 2023.
According to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Department, he is being held in the Humboldt County Correctional Facility in Eureka. Also, according to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Dept, Daniels is of American Indian/Alaska Native descent and as of Sunday, Dec. 22 had bonded out of custody.
Anyone with information related to this investigation or other narcotics related crimes is encouraged to call the Humboldt County Drug Task Force at 707-267-9976.
