‘I am not fit for society,’ Oakland man once allegedly warned police. Now he’s facing a murder charge

OAKLAND — Years before he allegedly beat a woman to death inside the long-term housing unit where they both resided, 44-year-old Jeffrey McMaster Jr. warned police that he might be a danger to the public.

It was a particularly chilling warning because of what had just occurred: The Oakland officers were there to arrest McMaster on suspicion of attacking a woman with intent to rape her inside his bedroom, crushing her with his body weight and leaning a hand against her throat before spontaneously getting up to close a window.