Man charged with wife’s murder in 2023 shooting on I-580 in Oakland

By: Eliot Pierce

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After his recent arrest, a man who is accused of shooting his wife dead on Oakland’s Interstate 580 over two years ago will appear in court on Tuesday on a number of charges, including murder.

Natanuel McCowan, 49, was charged on Monday by the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office with his wife’s death, Laketha McCowan’s. The criminal complaint states that on the morning of February 26, 2023, the suspect shot his wife on the freeway shoulder close to the Edwards Avenue offramp.

At the scene, Laketha McCowan was declared deceased.

The California Highway Patrol reports that after almost two years of inquiry, Natanuel McCowan was officially charged on January 2 and an arrest warrant was issued. He was apprehended without incident after CHP officers and local police found him at the Sky River Casino in Elk Grove, south of Sacramento, later that evening.

An Oakland man is arrested by CHP detectives for the 2023 wife murder.

Detectives with the California Highway Department in Oakland, California…

In a statement, CHP Golden Gate Division Chief Don Goodbrands stated, “This arrest is a great example of the teamwork necessary between law enforcement and prosecutors to hold suspects to account for their crimes.”

According to prosecutors, Natanuel McCowan is charged with one count of murder, one count of causing bodily harm to a romantic partner, and one count of possessing a firearm by a criminal with a history of offenses. A specific charge of personal and deliberate firearm discharge resulting in serious bodily harm is part of the murder count.

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Nathanial McCowan’s arraignment is set for Tuesday, according to the prosecution. If found guilty and sentenced to all charges, he may spend anywhere from 56 years to life in jail.

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