SAN FRANCISCO — The teenager charged with capturing San Francisco 49ers broad receiver Ricky Pearsall throughout an alleged tried theft final yr will likely be tried as a juvenile, a decide dominated Friday.
The suspect was a 17-year-old highschool senior on the time of the August 2024 capturing. He's now 18 and would have confronted a lot steeper penalties if discovered responsible of tried homicide, assault and tried theft in grownup legal court docket quite than the juvenile system, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Friday.
Pearsall was alone and strolling to his automobile after procuring at luxurious shops within the metropolis's Union Sq. when the suspect noticed the NFL participant was sporting a Rolex watch and different costly jewellery and tried to rob him at gunpoint, San Francisco police mentioned.
A wrestle ensued, and gunfire from the suspect's firearm struck each Pearsall and {the teenager}, who was shot within the arm, authorities. The teenager was arrested a few block away from the place he allegedly confronted Pearsall.
The district lawyer's workplace sought to switch the case to grownup court docket, noting that Pearsall may have died.
The suspect's lawyer mentioned the teenager had skilled abuse and trauma at dwelling and whereas within the foster care system.
San Francisco Deputy Public Defender Bob Dunlap mentioned his consumer has been a mannequin prisoner whereas in juvenile detention. He shaped a e-book membership, graduated from highschool and enrolled in neighborhood school, Dunlap mentioned.
Friday's ruling got here after a weeklong listening to to find out how the teenager could be tried.
