Andrew Lester, the Missouri man charged in the shooting of teenager Ralph Yarl after he mistakenly went to the wrong house, will face trial, a Clay County judge ruled.
Andrew Lester, the Missouri man charged in the shooting of Ralph Yarl after the teenager mistakenly went to the wrong house, will face trial, a Clay County judge ruled during a preliminary hearing on Thursday.
He testified that he is still dealing with the physical and mental impact of the shooting as he recounted the moments before he was shot."I thought I knew where it was at," he said, but added that although his mother gave him the correct address, he was got confused.
Salmon said that Lester had a "split second to make a decision," adding that by law he did not need to wait to be attacked by "the stranger in the dark" before he took action. He also said that Lester was "distraught" after the shooting. Officers who responded to the scene testified that there was blood and shattered glass in front of Lester's home.
According to the probable cause statement, Yarl told police that he rang the doorbell and said that he didn't pull on the door knob. Lester's neighbor Jodi Dovel, who lives across the street, testified on Thursday that Yarl came to her door asking for help in the moments after being shot. During the 911 call, which was played during her testimony, she is heard describing Yarl as a "teenager."
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