UPDATE:
The male minor is charged with the following:
- One (1) count of MURDER [Penal Code § 187(a)];
o Enhancement: PERSONAL AND INTENTIONAL DISCHARGE OF A FIREARM
CAUSING DEATH [Penal Code § 12022.53(d)];
o Enhancement: MURDER COMMITTED BY LYING IN WAIT [Penal Code §
190.2(a)(15)] - The female minor is charged with:
- One (1) count of MURDER [Penal Code § 187(a)];
o Enhancement: COPARTICIPANT ARMED WITH A FIREARM [Penal Code §
12022(a)(1)]. - If transferred to and convicted in adult court, the male minor faces a potential sentence of
life without the possibility of parole (LWOP) and the female minor faces a potential sentence
of 26 years to life. If the case remains in juvenile court, both minors face potential confinement
of 7 years or up to age 25, pursuant to current juvenile sentencing guidelines.
Following changes in California law through Proposition 57 and Senate Bill 1391, minors aged
16 or 17 at the time of the alleged offense are no longer automatically tried as adults.
Prosecutors must instead request a transfer hearing under Welfare and Institutions Code §
707(a)(1) to determine if the minor should be tried in adult criminal court based on the
seriousness of the offense, criminal history, and other statutory factors.
CLOVIS, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Two teenagers were charged Tuesday with the murder of 18-year-old Caleb Quick in Clovis.
They were arrested last Friday and remain in juvenile hall.
The Clovis Police Department believes the two planned and executed the murder of Quick at a Clovis McDonald’s last month.
The Fresno County District Attorney’s Office says each suspect, a boy and a girl, was just 16 years old during the alleged crime.
Surveillance video shows a suspect dressed in all black watching the victim for 13 minutes before opening fire in the parking lot.
Investigators believe the girl was the getaway driver in the white Tesla captured on surveillance video and later towed by police.
The two suspects are now scheduled to be in juvenile court Wednesday afternoon.
The district attorney’s office says it will be filing a motion to have both minors face the charges in adult court.
Listen to the report by KMJ’s Liz Kern.
