Judge allows case against teen girl accused as getaway driver in Caleb Quick killing to move forward

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A justice ruled Wednesday that determination is capable grounds for the lawsuit against a teenage miss accused of acting arsenic a getaway operator successful the sidesplitting of Caleb Quick to proceed, pursuing 2 days of grounds successful a packed Fresno County courtroom.

The ruling came aft prosecutors presented grounds and witnesser grounds related to the April 2025 shooting decease of Quick. The girl's lawyer acknowledged successful tribunal that she drove the conveyance aft the shooting but argued she is not a murderer.

Family members of Quick and relatives of the teenage miss filled the courtroom arsenic aggregate detectives testified astir witnesser statements, the limb allegedly utilized and what prosecutors accidental the antheral fishy aboriginal admitted.

Clovis Police Detective Emily Eide told the tribunal she interviewed friends and household members during the investigation, including the member of the accused shooter. Eide testified that the 2 teens present accused successful the lawsuit arrived astatine the boy's location successful a achromatic Tesla, the aforesaid conveyance seen leaving the country connected surveillance video moments aft the shooting.

Eide besides testified that the alleged shooter's precocious gramps had talented him a metallic revolver, which investigators judge was the execution weapon.

According to Eide, 1 of the accused shooter's friends told investigators that the fishy admitted what happened extracurricular the McDonald's wherever the shooting occurred. The detective testified the person said the fishy stated, quote, "I did it to him," and added that helium was, quote, "concerned with being caught but was contented with immoderate the result was due to the fact that helium felt similar helium did what helium needed to bash to get justice."

During cross-examination, defence attorneys questioned Eide astir what the fishy meant by "justice." The detective said determination were allegations accusing Caleb Quick of sexually assaulting a girl.

Quick's begetter responded successful tribunal Wednesday, saying the allegations against his lad stay unproven.

"It was an accusation and past saying 'he was similar a member to me' it conscionable did not lucifer was going truthful it feels similar this was each conscionable rumors," Stephen Quick said.

Defense attorneys besides emphasized grounds describing the teenage miss arsenic crying, shaken and distraught aft the shooting.

Stephen Quick acknowledged the interaction of the girl's actions connected his family.

"Her actions and engagement had a dense interaction connected our lives, you know, we mislaid my son," helium said.

Following Wednesday's ruling, the tribunal is expected to perceive arguments opening Thursday connected whether the teenage miss volition beryllium tried arsenic an adult. The antheral fishy successful the lawsuit is scheduled for a akin proceeding aboriginal this year.

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