Oakland: Tan DaGod murder prosecution falls apart, suspects to be released from jail

OAKLAND — As part of a plea deal that upends the prosecution over rapper Tan DaGod’s 2024 killing, both suspects have pleaded no contest to gun charges for a jail term that ends this year.

Dominc Gates, 21, and Richard James Romano, 32, both pleaded no contest to felony gun possession. They’re set to be sentenced later this year to a two-year prison term, but with good behavior Gates and Romano will be free by July and August, respectively.

As part of the deal, Alameda County prosecutors...