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(NewsNation) — An 11-year-old lad who was progressive successful the fatal hit-and-run of a bicyclist during a joyride successful a stolen conveyance past year volition beryllium charged with execution erstwhile helium turns 12 this month, the section territory lawyer says.
“We request to bash everything we tin to clasp these young kids accountable erstwhile they bash thing similar this and support the community,” Bernalillo County, N.M., District Attorney Sam Bregman told “Banfield” exclusively Thursday.
The announcement comes aft a 13-year-old lad who drove the conveyance that struck and killed 63-year-old Scott Habermehl pleaded blameworthy to second-degree murder. A justice ordered him held until helium turns 21.
The 11-year-old, who cannot beryllium detained until helium turns 12, could person the aforesaid punishment nether authorities law, said Bregman, who confirmed helium knows wherever the lad is.
A 3rd juvenile progressive successful the transgression was 15 astatine the clip of the hit-and-run and is charged arsenic an adult. He is successful jailhouse awaiting trial.
Bregman said the lawsuit and the antithetic ways the offenders person been charged demonstrates however New Mexico instrumentality indispensable beryllium updated to bespeak changing times. His bureau has charged 46 youthful offenders with execution during his tenure, helium said.
“We don’t person a juvenile codification successful New Mexico that has caught up with the things that we’re seeing connected the streets of Albuquerque. It’s precise disheartening,” helium said.
Habermehl, an engineer, was riding his bicycle to Sandia National Laboratories past May erstwhile the youths, riding successful a stolen vehicle, intentionally swerved to onslaught him, authorities said.
Cellphone video of the clang that surfaced connected societal media was instrumental successful helping constabulary way down the suspects. In the footage, the 11-year-old is seen brandishing a handgun portion the 15-year-old, riding successful the back, urges the operator to onslaught the bicyclist.
