Feb 21, 2008 3:08 pm US/Pacific
2 Men Arrested In 2006 Berkeley Murder
BERKELEY (BCN) ―
Berkeley police Thursday announced the arrest of two men for their alleged involvement in the Sept. 4, 2006, murder of 23-year-old Oakland resident Wayne Drummond Jr.
Drummond was reportedly shot after a confrontation with the two men and was then taken by friends to a sorority house near the University of California, Berkeley, where he collapsed and died.
On Tuesday, the Alameda County District Attorney's Office charged Brandon Crowder, 20, of Berkeley, and Nicholas Beaudreaux, 22, of Richmond, with one count of murder each, police said.
The Feb. 13 arrest of Crowder on an independent charge was a "catalyst for the new developments in the Drummond case," according to the Berkeley Police Department. Crowder provided information about the case, which was supported by witness accounts. Beaudreaux was then arrested Feb. 15 in San Pablo, police reported.
Police said Crowder and Beaudreaux were involved in an argument with Drummond in front of Blakes on Telegraph, a restaurant and bar located at 2367 Telegraph Ave. The three men were reportedly walking east in the 2500 block of Durant Avenue when Crowder allegedly directed Beaudreaux to shoot Drummond, according to police.
Drummond was then reportedly transported by friends to the Alpha Omicron Pi sorority at 2311 Prospect St. where he collapsed and died.
Detectives had interviewed Crowder after the crime and continued to believe he was involved, but until recent developments lacked the evidence to make an arrest, according to police.
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