A kid who opened fire outside Lamar High School in March, ki!!ing one person and injuring another, was given a 40-year jail term on Thursday. According to KXAS-TV (NBC5), Judge Alex Kim informed the adolescent of the jury’s unanimous punishment in court. He could have received anything from probation to the 40-year maximum term for juveniles allowed by Texas law.
The state juvenile justice system has reportedly said that the youngster, who cannot be named because of his age, cannot be released on parole for 10 years. The 16-year-old will have a hearing to decide whether he will be transferred to an ad*lt prison on his 19th birthday, the Tarrant County district attorney’s office announced.
Prior to the start of the school day on March 20, investigators believe the gunshot outside the Arlington High School occurred on campus at around 6:55 a.m. Ja’Shawn Poirier, 16, was shot and m*rdered, according to the police, and a 16-year-old girl was also injured.
The adolescent, who was 15 at the time, promptly departed the campus after pulling the trigger but was quickly apprehended, according to authorities. The day after his de@th, Poirier’s family spoke to a reporter during a memorial for him, describing him as a sweet, gentle kid who enjoyed playing video games and participating in sports, particularly football.
Poirier’s mother claimed she and her son moved to Texas. A memorial service for Poirier was conducted in the Lamar High School gym about a month after the incident. The adolescent admitted to being guilty of three counts of attempted capital m*rder and three counts of capital m*rder last week. Juveniles utilize this classification rather than guilty or not guilty.
The suspect brought a shotgun to school and opened fire on a gathering of pupils waiting for the school doors to be unlocked outside. Roshone Jacob, the mother of Poirier, and the mother of the teenager in jail both testified in court on Wednesday, according to KDFW-TV (Channel 4). Jacob said she’s stuck in a nightmare and trying to come out of it.
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The mother of the suspect, there are no justifications for what her son did and he should be held accountable, KDFW said. Last month, the boy was supposed to go on trial, but it was postponed when the judge mandated that he get a mental health assessment. Kim decided that the teen would not be tried as an ad*lt.
The Texas Juvenile Justice Department will receive the teen. John Edward Porter, his father, who is 50 years old, was given a sentence of more than six years in federal prison on September 7 for having a firearm while a criminal.
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