MARTINEZ — The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office will not file an accessory after the fact charge against the mother of a man suspected of murdering Alexis Gabe three years ago.
In a news release Thursday, the district attorney’s office revealed that it pursued additional investigative leads after meeting with Gabe’s family in December, but those efforts did not yield sufficient evidence to try Alicia Coleman-Clark for the crime.
“We extend our deepest condolences to the Gabe family for the unimaginable loss of Alexis,” District Attorney Diana Becton said in a statement. “Our office has worked tirelessly over the past three years to pursue every lead. While we have concluded our investigation into this matter, we remain committed to supporting the Gabe family.”
One of the efforts included a second interview with Coleman-Clark’s ex-boyfriend to clarify statements he made to law enforcement in 2022, according to the district attorney’s office.
The ex-boyfriend reiterated that a reference made by Coleman-Clark to something “cold” related to a soda can, not to Gabe’s remains, prosecutors said, adding that “no evidence has been found to contradict his explanation regarding a cold soda can.”
Investigators also obtained a warrant to search airline ticket purchase records for Marshall Curtis Jones, the man authorities believe murdered Gabe, to determine whether Coleman-Clark had facilitated the transaction, according to the district attorney’s office.
Prosecutors said the records did not indicate any purchase activity involving Coleman-Clark. Instead, it appears the flight was arranged through a third-party vendor, and “no further purchase details have been identified by law enforcement.”
Another effort involved a forensic re-examination of a shirt found with Gabe’s remains for gunshot residue. None was found and there was no indication that the article of clothing had been penetrated by gunfire, according to the district attorney’s office.
Finally, prosecutors tried to track down a second plastic bag that was found with Gabe’s remains. The Antioch and Oakley police departments ultimately confirmed it was never provided to any local law enforcement agency.
“As such, there is no second bag to test for the presence of a contributor’s DNA,” prosecutors said.
No DNA was found on the other plastic bag, according to the district attorney’s office.
Jones was charged with Gabe’s murder, but he never set foot in a courtroom. On June 1, 2022, U.S. Marshals shot and killed him while serving an arrest warrant in Kent, Washington. Authorities said the marshals opened fire when Jones charged at them with a knife.
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