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Boy Charged in Death of 11-Year-Old
By Richard Fausset, Times Staff Writer
Los Angeles County prosecutors filed one count of murder Tuesday against the 14-year-old South Los Angeles boy suspected of fatally shooting his 11-year-old cousin and dumping his body in the trash.
Although the case was filed in Juvenile Court, prosecutors filed a motion arguing that the boy should be tried as an adult, said Jane Robison, a spokeswoman for the district attorney.
Prosecutors could have filed adult charges against the boy in Superior Court. "However," Robison said Tuesday, "we think it's appropriate for a court to make that determination.
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The charge comes with a special allegation of intentionally using a firearm to cause death or great bodily injury.
If found guilty in Juvenile Court, the boy could remain incarcerated u
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age 25. If found guilty as an adult, he could face 50 years to lif
e in prison, Robison said.
Police arrested the boy late Sunday for the weekend shooting death of sixth-grader Bryan Lockley.
The suspect, whose name was not released because he is a minor, is being held in custody without bail.
He is set to be arraigned today in the Kenyon Juvenile Justice Center in Los Angeles.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-br...ines-california
By Richard Fausset, Times Staff Writer
Los Angeles County prosecutors filed one count of murder Tuesday against the 14-year-old South Los Angeles boy suspected of fatally shooting his 11-year-old cousin and dumping his body in the trash.
Although the case was filed in Juvenile Court, prosecutors filed a motion arguing that the boy should be tried as an adult, said Jane Robison, a spokeswoman for the district attorney.
Prosecutors could have filed adult charges against the boy in Superior Court. "However," Robison said Tuesday, "we think it's appropriate for a court to make that determination.
quot;
The charge comes with a special allegation of intentionally using a firearm to cause death or great bodily injury.
If found guilty in Juvenile Court, the boy could remain incarcerated u
nti
age 25. If found guilty as an adult, he could face 50 years to lif
e in prison, Robison said.
Police arrested the boy late Sunday for the weekend shooting death of sixth-grader Bryan Lockley.
The suspect, whose name was not released because he is a minor, is being held in custody without bail.
He is set to be arraigned today in the Kenyon Juvenile Justice Center in Los Angeles.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-br...ines-california