OAKLAND — First he was charged in Alameda County with being part of a burglary crew that hit dozens of East Bay businesses, but now 22-year-old Nathaniel Porter has a federal gun case to deal with.

Porter, an Oakland man, was arrested this month in Berkeley, after missing a court appearance in his burglary case, court records show. He has now been indicted on a charge of possessing a gun as a felon. Prosecutors say he was caught with a pistol while attempting to flee the scene of a restaurant burglary, as he and about 10 other suspects were running in different directions.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixson freed Porter, over prosecutors’ objection, at a Tuesday court hearing, records show. Porter also faces two separate burglary cases in Alameda County, charging him with various bre

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