OAKLAND — A Castro Valley man was freed from jail after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter, the same day prosecutors moved to downgrade his charge from murder, court records show. James Vega, 28, was originally charged with murder in the 2020 shooting of 28-year-old Jarin Purvis in Castro Valley. The…Read More
Castro Valley man freed in controversial homicide case that was reduced from murder to involuntary manslaughter
