Mehserle was accused of fatally shooting Grant on New Year 's Day 2009 on a platform of a Bay Area Rapid Transit station . Johannes Mehserle was convicted in 2010 of killing an unarmed man . He was sentenced to two years in prison . The case sparked protests and riots across the country, including a deadly clash between police officers and protesters at New York's Times Square on July 17 that left one person dead.
Johannes Mehserle was convicted in 2010 of killing an unarmed man . He was sentenced to two years in prison . The case sparked protests and riots across the country, including a deadly clash between police officers and protesters at New York's Times Square on July 17 that left one person dead.