Overview
- A 16-year-old was ordered to Ventura County Juvenile Facilities in Oxnard on Oct. 16, a day after a 16-year-old and 17-year-old were detained, bringing the total held to three.
- All three pleaded not guilty to felony assault with a hate-crime special allegation tied to the Aug. 1 Regal Plaza attack on 18-year-old Michael Robinson, who suffered a possible concussion, a chipped tooth and abrasions.
- Prosecutors say video shows one teen filming himself and using the N-word about 16 times, with texts and posts acknowledging the slur, suggesting a false account to police, and boasting he would “do it again.”
- One of the detained 16-year-olds is the child of a Simi Valley Police Department employee, according to court reporting.
- Pretrial conferences are set for Oct. 29 with trial slated for Nov. 3, while prosecutors did not seek detention for two other charged teens.