Members of San Diego, California community outraged after 16-year- an elderly white man pleaded not guilty to charges related to an argument that left black girl with multiple stab wounds in her back. Authorities consider the act a hate crime as minutes before the attack, the boy and other teenagers allegedly racially abused an African-American teenager.
On Thursday, April 21, the suspect, whose name has not been released because he is a minor, told the courts that he had not stabbed. young lady – who also 16 years – in in back on Saturday, April 16 in front of a group of her family members at Woodglen Apartments on block 12000 of mapleview street in Lakeside, California near State Route 67.
The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said the incident happened around 11:00 p.m. and was the result of an earlier altercation between different but related parties.
White teen got together with According to Lieutenant Sean Ray, others approached the black teenager and her relatives, leading to fight. During the brawl, the girl was stabbed twice and young man ran off with his associates. She was taken to the hospital for treatment of her injuries.
On Monday, April 18, the boy turned in. His girlfriend was also arrested; however, she was released despite allegedly brandishing a weapon in front of fight started.
teenagers defense the lawyer asked me to let him go family on home surveillance and GPS monitoring, but Supreme Court Justice Richard Monroy denied the request.
As of egregious use of racial epithets, special hate crime quantity, packing with accusation of private use of a deadly weapons and charges of personal infliction of great bodily injury, will be attached to the charge of attempt murder and attack with a deadly weapon. If he found guilty, he could get up up to 17 years old in prison.
According to The San Diego Union-Tribune, at the hearing in San Diego Juvenile Court on Thursday boy parents grandma and others family where support his. The girl, whose injuries were not disclosed, was also in attendance with her mother, aunts and grandparents.
ray, who in charge of the Lakeside Department substation, said: “This first hate crime which is under investigation in Lakeside in 2022”.
District Attorney Summer Stefan, who was elected to prosecute crimes in San Diego County, looking for what other charges can be used against “other persons involved” in in attack.
During a city hall meeting at the Lakeside Community Center. on Tuesday 19 April more over 100 activists and members of in community challenged the sheriff office be vigilant in bringing justice to a high school student, NBC San Diego reports.
When Ray discovered floor for questions: “It was almost murder!” was proclaimed from the hall.
Judy Jenswen, a Lakeside resident, said, “Let’s go after that punk.” parents. They learn this hatred somewhere.”
Detectives said they were investigating to find out father was in the crowd yells derogatory insults and blame for in crime.
“You are creating a dangerous [expletive] precedent if you don’t arrest in father” one the man said.
Another person signed with the words: “While you are investigating, he should be in jail”.
Lisa Weinreb, Chief Deputy of juvenile department of district prosecutor’s office who attended community talk about arrest father”Though it’s terrible, terrible behavior I can’t hold accountable parent for It is at the ready.”
“The law dictates to us, but the law does not allow someone, and this is specific says if they stood by bystanders and did nothing more, then this is not crime”.
district attorney added”Several aspects of this incident is horrendous and our investigation moves forward we will sure hold everyone accountable for to whom evidence shows committed crime”.
Activists believe that processing of case painted by county history of racism.
Daniel Wilkerson of The BIPOC East District Coalition said, “It’s a running joke that the East District is racist.”
“You heard the Klantee, you heard the White Hills, all things people put a layer of humor onbut this is racism real and alive, and we had a victim this week,” Wilkerson said.
Stefan recognized justice in Wilkerson’s statement, telling her office there has been an alarming increase in hate crimes, with in highest number committed against faces who black.” She went on to present startling facts: her office filed 21 hate crime cases in 2020 and 30 cases in 2022.
The two-hour conversation ended with a promise to solve bigger problems of racial violence in coming months, according to KPBS.
Some people in audience, like San Diego activist Tasha Willamson dismissed the promise as empty.
“I feel like it was nothing,” she said after the meeting. “This is new lieutenant who has no idea what he’s gotten himself into, or may have an idea, but no sure of seriousness.”
representative for housing development the place where the stabbings took place released a statement about the violence, which said: “We have zero-tolerance policy to violence of any kind and we stand firm against any action of hate. Our top priority is our community safety and well-being, and we are actively assisting the ongoing investigation.”
The teenager was ordered to stay away from the victim, her mother and her sister should back in court June 6th.
