OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The 27-year-old man charged with shooting the widely beloved and former Oakland community college football coach John Beam made an initial court appearance Tuesday and will continue to be held without bail.

Cedric Irving Jr. has been charged with murder and multiple sentencing enhancements in Beam’s death, and he could face 50 years to life in prison if convicted, according to Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson.

Irving, who appeared wearing a sleeveless, padded vest, did not enter a plea Tuesday. He did not speak and could not be seen by most people in the courtroom as he was inside an enclosed area for defendants. His attorney, Sydney Levin of the county’s public defender’s office, said Irving was waiving a formal arraignment, and the judge gran

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