MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Three young robbery suspects will likely spend time in juvenile lockup, but their case was kept out of adult court because the victim asked.
Monroe Davis told a Shelby County Juvenile Court judge he didn’t want the teens sent to adult court, even though he feared for his life when one of them — just 13 at the time — stuck a gun in his face and demanded money.
At a Wednesday hearing, where prosecutors argued the case should be treated as an adult crime, Davis told the court the boys — now ages 14, 15 and 16 — might come out worse than when they went in.
The youngest among them had only a previous citation for possession of brass knuckles. Both older boys had criminal histories involving guns.
Information from: The Commercial Appeal
