Officer who killed Danville men asks for early release from parole

(KRON) — A former police officer who killed two Danville residents in separate police shootings was released early from prison this year after serving less than half his sentence.

On Thursday, ex-officer Andrew Hall will appear in a Contra Costa County courtroom as he attempts to convince a judge to grant an early release from parole. Like his prison time, Hall is asking for his time on parole to be cut short.

While on duty, Hall shot and killed two men: 33-year-old Laudemer Arboleda in 2018, and 32-year-old Tyrell Wilson in 2021.

Activists, as well as family members of Wilson and Arboleda, said an early release from parole would be another “slap in the face.”

Arboleda’s sister, Jennifer Arboleda Leong, previously told KRON4, “We are still grieving, and when we found out that he was being released early we were completely devastated. My brother was shot nine times. My brother is still not here, and now (Hall) is running free.”

Hall was never charged in the Wilson case. Jurors found Hall guilty of assault with a firearm for the Arboleda case. The jury deadlocked on a second count of voluntary manslaughter. A judge handed Hall a 6-year prison sentence in 2022.

When the former officer was released from San Quentin Rehabilitation Center in March 2025, Contra Costa County Sheriff David Livingston expressed support for Hall and applauded his freedom. The sheriff declared that Hall never should have been sent to prison in the first place.

“He made a split-second decision to protect his life and the lives of others around him when he was required to use deadly force on Arboleda. Officer Hall reacted to a crazed driver who tried to ram through a police barricade. It’s time we stop feeling sympathy for dangerous criminals and start supporting law-abiding Contra Costa residents and the warriors that defend them,” the sheriff previously said.

Arboleda’s family said he was suffering from mental illness and was unarmed when he was shot.

Gigi Crowder, CEO NAMI Contra Costa, said, “Living with mental illness is not a crime. The true criminal is the two-time killer cop.”

A California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation spokesperson said Hall earned enough credits behind bars to be released in March.