Oakland murder suspect is a longtime educator, coach for East Bay schools

OAKLAND — The suspect in a fireworks-party homicide is a longtime educator and sports coach who spent the past decade with the Oakland Unified School District, according to court records.

Dwane Stewart, 41, lost a recent bid for freedom that painted the July 4 shooting death of 37-year-old Tim Conover as an aberration, possibly sparked by Conover’s aggression, in Stewart’s otherwise peaceful and law-abiding life. But Judge Michael Risher ruled against Stewart’s motion for release, calling...