The posts made on Twitter and Instagram by Reginald Jackson were alarming and included references to beating up, robbing and blowing up Asians.
๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐: โ๐โ๐บ ๐ด๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐น๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐.โ
— Dion Lim (@DionLimTV) February 23, 2021
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๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐น๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฝ, ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ & ๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น ๐๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ.
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Many of you alerted me to him on social media. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/RdIz5LPX2V
Using these images OPD identified him as a man w/a lengthy rap sheet including multiple weapons charges.
— Dion Lim (@DionLimTV) February 23, 2021
During his court appearance in Dublin today heard the judge say he had โincredible concern.โ
Thanks to all the tipsโ the man is now is custody. #StopTheAttacks pic.twitter.com/BjKNj2MBAh
The now deleted and private posts are being used in an Oakland police investigation and were sent to our sister station KGO's anchor Dion Lim by dozens of concerned people in the Asian American community.
Using these images, law enforcement quickly identified the person behind this account as a felon with lengthy rap sheet including attempted robbery as a minor and later weapons charges including being in possession of an AR-15 assault rifle. On one of Jackson's social media profile pages, he clearly poses with a firearm.
Berkeley police told ABC7 he's been flagged as a gang member in previous investigations.
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Jackson was out on post release community supervision until Monday.
Due to COVID restrictions, ABC7 was not allowed access into the Dublin courtroom where Jackson had a court appearance. Instead, his appearance was broadcast on a livestream.
Just after 2 p.m., after reading a list of Jackson's previous charges, the judge said he had "incredible concern" over the frequency of his cases and set bail at $190,000.
Little did Jackson know Oakland police worked with the Alameda District Attorney's office were already inside and took Jackson into custody. His next court appearance is Tuesday morning.
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