By Jim Emerson
OAKLAND — BART police regularly remove violent passengers and passengers with outstanding warrants from the transit system. Two recent examples involve arrests for a stabbing attack and an armed passenger who faces charges for attempted murder.
Greig D. Jentons, 50, of Martinez, is in custody at the West County Detention facility in Richmond. Jentons was arrested September 4 shortly after midnight. He is allegedly responsible for stabbing a passenger at Orinda BART station.
The victim is a man who suffered a stab wound on his upper arm. He received medical attention for his non-life-threatening injuries. The stabbing at the station resulted in an approximately 25 minute delay on an Antioch bound train.
Jentons remains in custody in lieu of $55,000 bond. He is no stranger to law enforcement. Jentons has prior arrests on his record for DUI alcohol/drugs and public intoxication.
Kamal M. Ali, 22, of Berkeley, is in custody at Alameda County Santa Rita Jail. BART officers detained Ali at Powell Street station in San Francisco. A search of his bag revealed that Ali was carrying a handgun. It was Newark police who ultimately arrested Ali on August 27 at 10:21 a.m. for an outstanding warrant.
Ali remains behind bars in lieu of $450,000 bond for two separate crimes. One case involves multiple charges, including attempted murder and shooting at an occupied motor vehicle. In an unrelated second case, Ali is charged with carjacking, second-degree robbery, among other offenses.
Photos Courtesy of BART PD
