The Alameda County Sheriff's Office is reaching out to the public, seeking help to solve two cold cases that have left families and friends without answers for years, possibly decades. The first case involves a missing person, Jann Lactawen, who was last seen on October 25, 2017. According to a social media post by the Alameda County Sheriff, Lactawen vanished after leaving his family home in San Lorenzo and was spotted briefly at the Montgomery Street BART station in San Francisco on the day he disappeared.
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— Alameda County Sheriff (@ACSOSheriffs) October 25, 2024
The second case concerns the death of Antowan Sexton, a 20-year-old shot while driving in San Leandro on October 25, 1994. Despite witnesses observing a light blue or grey BMW fleeing the scene and a black male adult escaping towards an apartment complex, the perpetrators have yet to be found. The official statement from the Alameda County Sheriff's Office outlines the tragic demise of Sexton after being struck by gunfire and later pronounced dead at Eden Hospital.
The Alameda County Sheriff's Office is urging anyone who might have information to come forward to help provide closure to these cases. As part of the ongoing effort to solve these cold cases, the Alameda County Sheriff's Office encourages anyone with pertinent information about the disappearance of Jann Lactawen or the homicide of Antowan Sexton to contact their respective units. The Missing Persons Unit can be reached at (510) 667-3661 and the Cold Case Homicide Unit also at (510) 667-3661, with an Anonymous Tip Line available at (510) 667-3622 for those wishing to provide information without disclosure of identity.
