A man suspected in a San Francisco homicide was taken into custody yesterday at a BART station in San Leandro. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Jonathan Wright, a 36-year-old man who is described as homeless, was arrested around 1 a.m. at the Bay Fair Station and subsequently turned over to San Francisco police, according to a BART crime log.
Wright, who had a history of arrests for warrants and suspicions of fare violations, was detained by BART police for not paying his fare. This seemingly mundane transgression led to a far more serious accusation. He was booked into jail on suspicion of murder, yet details of the homicide, including its date, were not immediately available. According to KTVU, Wright was arrested about a year ago for similar fare violations near Oakland’s Lake Merritt station.
San Francisco police have remained tight-lipped about the case, directing inquiries back to BART authorities who have yet to disclose further information on the homicide linked to Wright. Online records confirm that the suspect was booked into the San Francisco County Jail on a murder charge at 8:11 a.m.
