Terri Lowtrice James of Richmond held on $1 million bail
By Jimmy Lee, Director of Public Affairs, Office of the Contra Costa County Sheriff
At about 10:02 Wednesday morning, June 11, 2025, Bay Station Deputy Sheriffs were dispatched to a ‘medical-police’ call near Market Avenue and 6th Street in North Richmond. The caller reported that there was a person on the sidewalk who was bleeding.
Deputies located the person and provided first aid and CPR. The fire department arrived shortly after to continue life-saving measures. The person was later pronounced deceased at the scene. The person is not being identified at this time.
During the initial investigation, deputies identified a suspect who was later taken into custody by Sheriff’s Office detectives. The suspect was later booked into the Martinez Detention Facility for murder. She is identified as 61-year-old Terri Lowtrice James of Richmond (born 7/7/1963). She is being held in lieu of $1 million bail.
According to localcrimenews.com, she is Black and has a history of arrests dating back to 2019 by Richmond PD and the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Department for crimes including inflicting corporal injury on spouse or cohabitant, vandalism using paint, possession of controlled substance, robbery, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
According to the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Department, the five-foot, four-inch tall, 165-pound James has her next court appearance on July 1, 2025, in Department 5 of Superior Court in Martinez.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with any information on this incident is asked to contact the Investigation Division at (925) 313-2600. For any tips, email: tips@so.cccounty.us or call (866) 846-3592 to leave an anonymous voice message.
Allen D. Payton contributed to this report.
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