Overview

• Andrew Hall, a former Danville police officer convicted in 2022 for assault with a firearm in the 2018 killing of Laudemer Arboleda, was released early from prison on March 28, 2025.
• Hall served less than three years of his six-year sentence, despite legal requirements to serve at least 85% of his term for a violent felony conviction.
• The early release has drawn sharp criticism from activists and Arboleda’s family, who held a protest rally outside the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office in Martinez.
• Contra Costa County Sheriff David Livingston defended Hall’s release, stating that Hall acted in self-defense during the 2018 incident, which involved a slow-speed police pursuit.
• The case highlights ongoing tensions over police accountability, sentencing practices, and broader systemic issues in law enforcement and justice reform.