LAS VEGAS – A September 2024 date has been set for the trial of two youngsters being prosecuted as adults on homicide and different fees in the fatal video-recorded crash of an allegedly stolen automotive right into a bicyclist in Las Vegas.
The teens, ages 18 and 16, have every pleaded now not to blame to (*2*) alleging they acted in combination in a sequence of automotive thefts and hit-and-run automobile incidents early Aug. 14 — together with the apparently intentional hanging of bicyclist Andreas “Andy” Probst.
Attorney David Westbrook, representing the 18-year-old, mentioned outdoor court docket he intends to hunt the discharge of his consumer from prison pending trial. Attorney Daniel Hill, representing the 16-year-old, didn’t reply to messages looking for remark.
The Associated Press isn’t naming the teens because of their ages on the time of the alleged crimes.
The older defendant used to be 17 when he used to be arrested after the crash that killed Probst, a retired police leader from the Los Angeles-area town of Bell. The more youthful youngster used to be arrested Sept. 19. Both stay in custody with out bail pending trial.
The video, shot from the entrance passenger seat of an allegedly stolen automobile, presentations Probst pedaling ahead and data male voices and laughter as the automobile steers towards Probst and rams the bicycle from in the back of. Probst is final seen on the bottom subsequent to the curb.
According to police, the kids first struck a 72-year-old bicyclist and drove away. That guy reported knee ache however used to be now not hospitalized.
The teens are charged as adults beneath Nevada legislation that we could suspects age 13 and older be attempted as adults in state court docket on homicide or tried homicide fees. They can’t face the demise penalty because of their ages. The maximum serious sentence they might obtain if they are convicted on the homicide price is two decades to existence in state jail.
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