KTLA News
October 2, 2008
On February 12, 15 year old Larry King was fatally shot in the classroom of E.O. Green Junior High School in Oxnard.
Brandon McInerney, 14, has been charged as an adult for first degree murder as well as hate crime sentencing enhancement. On Thursday he pleaded not guilty for the murder of his gay classmate. King's parents agree to McInerney being charged as an adult.
Prosecutors say charges and the hate crime enhancement have been justified. When searching the room of the 14 year old boy, investigators find white supremacist materials including Nazi swastikas. His attorney argued that these items were for a school assignment and has much interest in the German military.
The charges he faces are as extreme as 51 years to life without possibility of parole, if convicted. The chages may amount to a death sentence. McInerney has been arrested and held at a county juvenile hall.
"He went into a classroom in front of other students and shot my son in the back of the head twice," father Greg King said about McInerney.
Quest said his client is remorseful, and doesn't grasp the gravity of his situation.
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Teen Pleads Not Guilty In Murder Of Classmate
High school and junior high are together one of the most difficult times in our lives when growing up. This story proves that kids can not only be nice to one other, but moreso can be just the opposite. Preteens and teens are not always open to differences in their peers especially when they do not share common interests or views with others. This story proves that kids this age have not fully matured or understood that it is okay for people to be different, and that there is nothing wrong with people who may not agree with someone you think is right or wrong.
I, thankfully, am happy that I haven't seen anything to this extreme level as cruelty, someone as extreme as murder. I believe that everyone can make changes in how they act towards different people, even if they are known as the "bully" at their school. Doing something nice for someone, no matter how small it is, will be appreciated and may make someone's day.
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