The family of Alexis Gabe is demanding the district attorney arrest and charge the suspect's mother in the homicide case.
On Friday morning, Gabe's family protested outside the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office to try to pressure the DA to charge the mother of suspect Marshall Curtis Jones, who was shot and killed when authorities in Washington state tried to arrest him.
An assistant DA came out during Friday's protest and told the group that District Attorney Diana Becton will set up a meeting with the family and Antioch police for next week to talk about the case.
The Gabe family told NBC Bay Area that Antioch police recently showed them surveillance video of Jones arriving at his mother's house with two large, heavy trash bags two days after Alexis disappeared.
The Gabe family has gathered more than 10,000 signatures on a Change.org petition demanding that Alicia Coleman Clark be charged. NBC Bay Area was unable to reach Clark for comment.
The DA's office indicated in a statement it had previously brought in Clark and questioned her in connection with the case.
"Detectives were not able to get an admission by Ms. Clark during the interview. Therefore, without an admission, no case could be filed," the statement said. "If additional evidence surfaces that Ms. Clark knew Marshall Curtis Jones killed Alexis Gabe, and she assisted him after the fact, the DA's office will review the evidence for possible criminal prosecution."
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Here is the full DA statement:
"When Alicia Coleman Clark was brought in on a Ramey warrant for a formal interview with Antioch Police in May, law enforcement (which includes the DA’s Office) was hoping to obtain a statement of value from Ms. Clark.
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"That statement of value would help establish criminal liability. Detectives were not able to get an admission by Ms. Clark during the interview. Therefore, without an admission, no case could be filed.
"If additional evidence surfaces that Ms. Clark knew Marshall Curtis Jones killed Alexis Gabe – and she assisted him after the fact – the DA’s Office will review the evidence for possible criminal prosecution. To date, there’s insufficient evidence to establish those lines of criminal liability."
