Already facing 30 felonies in alleged robbery spree targeting Latinos, Oakland man is charged with murder

OAKLAND — A city resident who was already facing 30 felonies in an alleged robbery spree has now been charged in connection with a 2021 homicide, court records show.

Arthur Lee Jackson, 32, was charged last year with murder in connection with the Jan. 21, 2021 shooting death of 28-year-old Lucio Monzon-Funes in East Oakland. Jackson was already in jail when he was charged, facing 20 counts of robbery or attempted robbery and multiple charges of being a felon in possession of guns and ammunition.

Authorities allege that Jackson was linked to Monzon-Funes’ killing through evidence tying him to the firearm that was used in the homicide. Police also say that in all the alleged crimes, Jackson appeared to be targeting Latinos.

Monzon-Funes was fatally shot around midnight outside his home on the 8200 block of D Street. Police said at the time that another man approached Monzon-Funes, pulling a gun and demanding money and other valuables from him.  When Monzon-Funes tried to get away he was shot, police said. Nothing was taken, and the suspect fled on foot.

Jackson entered a not guilty plea on Feb. 23, and is next due in court for a pretrial conference on April 13, court records show. He remains in Santa Rita Jail in Dublin in lieu of $220,000 bail, according to jail records.