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Missouri man pleads guilty to lesser charges in 2023 shooting of Black teen

Summary by Straight Arrow News
Andrew Lester, who shot Ralph Yarl through his front door in 2023, pleaded guilty to lesser charges in a Missouri courtroom. The shooting, which occurred when Yarl mistakenly rang Lester’s doorbell, reignited the debate over "stand your ground" laws and race. Yarl testified he went to the wrong address when trying to pick up his siblings and that Lester shot him through the door. Lester will be sentenced in March, with prosecutors seeking at lea…

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White man who pleaded guilty to shooting Black teen who rang a wrong doorbell dies

Days after entering a guilty plea to second-degree assault in the Ralph Yarl shooting, Andrew Lester has died.

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Missouri man pleads guilty to lesser charges in 2023 shooting of Black teen

Andrew Lester, who shot Ralph Yarl through his front door in 2023, pleaded guilty to lesser charges in a Missouri courtroom. The shooting, which occurred when Yarl mistakenly rang Lester’s doorbell, reignited the debate over "stand your ground" laws and race. Yarl testified he went to the wrong address when trying to pick up his siblings and that Lester shot him through the door. Lester will be sentenced in March, with prosecutors seeking at lea…

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Missouri Andrew Lester pleads guilty in 2023 the shooting of black teenager Ralph Yarla – hassteveclarkresignedyet

86-year-old white man in Kansas City, Missouri, pleaded his guilt on Friday in the Second Degree attack in 2023 Shooting a black teenager Which mistakenly rang in the call, according to prosecutors. Andrew Leicester agreed to a guilt agreement for less charges a few days before he is expected to face court Two crimes The attack of the first degree and armed criminal acts during the shooting of 16-year-old Ralph Yarla, which was life-threatening …

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Man pleads guilty, sentenced for shooting of deputy sheriff - The Coastland Times

The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has announced that Michael Walthall Jr. pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the 2022 shooting of Sampson County Deputy Sheriff Caitlin Emanuel. According to an SBI news release issued February 14, 2025, a Superior Court judge accepted Walthall’s guilty pleas to multiple offenses, including assault on a law enforcement officer with a firearm, larceny of a motor vehicle, possession of a fi…

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White Homeowner Pleads Guilty To Assault Charge In Shooting Of Black Teen Ralph Yarl Who Ran Wrong Doorbell

By Essence News Editors ·Updated February 17, 2025 Andrew Lester, the 86-year-old Kansas City man who shot Black honor student Ralph Yarl after the teen mistakenly rang his doorbell, has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.Lester, who is white, was set to stand trial next week for first-degree assaultand armed criminal action. But on Friday, he accepted a plea deal, admitting to second-degree assault instead, CBS News reports. That charge carries …

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