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A former Contra Costa Sheriff’s deputy who was recently released from prison after serving more than three years on manslaughter charges for a fatal, on-duty shooting in Danville is seeking to have his record cleared based on his firefighting service while incarcerated.
Andrew Hall, 36, is set to return to Contra Costa Superior Court this week for a continued hearing on a petition for dismissal that he submitted in May after his release from San Quentin in March.
Hall was sentenced to six years in prison after being found guilty by a jury in 2021 of assault with a deadly weapon in the fatal shooting of Laudemer Arboleda at the end of a low-speed police chase while Hall was on duty in Danville in 2018.
Hall would go on to fatally shoot a second man, Tyrell Wilson, while on patrol in Danville, but did not face charges in that 2020 shooting.Â
A state law that went into effect months before Hall’s trial in 2021, could allow the former CCSO deputy to be eligible to have his felony record expunged.Â
Under AB 2147, incarcerated participants who serve in active firefighting roles in the state’s Conservation Fire Camp program can petition to have their records expunged in a move aimed at paving the way for them to work as full-time firefighters after their release.
In addition to seeking expungement, Hall is seeking an early release from parole in the petition filed May 7, which was the subject of a hearing on June 26 that is being continued this week.
While approval of the petition for dismissal would, for most intents and purposes, clear Hall’s record and allow him to pursue professional firefighting opportunities, the law has its limitations. Hall’s conviction could still work against him should he be tried for another violent crime in the future. Approval of the petition would also not automatically restore Hall’s right to carry firearms.
The continued hearing on Hall’s petition for dismissal is set for 8:30 a.m. Thursday (Aug. 7) in Contra Costa Superior Court.
