California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) Parole Agent Joshua Lemont Byrd, 40, in an undated photo. Byrd was shot and killed inside the Division of Adult Parole Operations at 7717 Edgewater Drive in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, July 17, 2025. The suspect is Bryan Keith Hall, 48. (CDCR via Bay City News)

The man accused of killing a state parole officer inside an East Oakland office building last week has an extensive criminal history dating back nearly 30 years, according to court documents filed this week by the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office. 

Bryan Keith Hall, 48, has been charged with eight felonies in the shooting death of parole agent Joshua Byrd, according to the criminal complaint filed by Assistant District Attorney Brian Owens. 

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.