Contra Costa County DA Diana Becton faces recall effort
Mar 19, 2025
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (KRON) -- Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton is facing a recall after the group behind the effort said they’ve gained enough signatures to begin the process. Becton was handed a recall notice on Monday.
Supporters of the recall claim that Becton is putting pub
lic safety at risk by failing to address crime.
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The family of Alexis Gabe supports the recall. The 24-year-old Oakley woman’s body was found dismembered in November 2022. The Antioch Police Department believes her ex-boyfriend Marshall Jones strangled her to death. When Jones pulled a knife on Seattle police in June 2023, officers shot and killed him.
January is also when the statute of limitations expired for the case against Alicia Coleman-Clark, who is Jones’ mother. She was arrested for aiding and abetting in connection to Gabe’s killing, but the DA’s office did not file charges against her, telling us they didn’t have any evidence connecting her to the crime.
Alexis Gabe
Alexis’ father, Gwyn Gabe, said the family is “confused as to why they feel it’s still not enough.”
“That’s what really infuriates me, you know. It’s over for us,” Gwyn said.
The group behind the recall said they now have more than 100 signatures, which are required to move forward with the recall process.
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