OAKLAND — An Alameda County judge on Friday agreed to dismiss the manslaughter case against former San Leandro police Officer Jason Fletcher, abruptly ending a yearslong prosecution that had drawn immense public interest.

Judge Clifford Blakely’s ruling came after Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson’s office asked to bring an end to the case, citing concerns about proving the allegations at trial, which was been scheduled to begin in late January.

The dismissal closes the first Alameda County case of a police officer charged in an on-duty killing since BART Officer Johannes Mehserle was tried — and convicted — in the fatal shooting of Oscar Grant more than 15 years ago. Mehserle was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in July 2010, by a Los Angeles County jury afte

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