One day after probation violation in BART stabbing, East Bay man allegedly committed murder

OAKLAND — Gerardo Garcia needed mental health services desperately, his probation officer wrote in a court filing.

Garcia, 34, was on probation for a false imprisonment conviction, stemming from a 2023 arrest where he allegedly yelled, “die mother(expletive),” while stabbing a fellow BART passenger. He had been diagnosed with schizophrenia, resisted therapy while on probation, complained to relatives he was being followed by people who wanted to kill him, and missed appointments with his probation officer three times...