Overview

• Judge Lisa Watson sentenced the now-15-year-old on Oct. 1 to one year in open custody and six months of community supervision, followed by 18 months of probation.
• He previously pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing death for the February 2024 shooting of his 12-year-old friend.
• An agreed statement of facts says three boys had been drinking and passing around a sawed-off rifle while taking photos and videos posing as gangsters.
• The document states the victim was shot in the head after the boy who fired believed the firearm was on safe.
• The Youth Criminal Justice Act prohibits identifying the teen, and the judge urged him to move forward positively and not return to court.