An 11-year-old Wisconsin boy accused of murdering his mother has been ordered to stand trial.
The boy is charged with first-degree intentional homicide. The district attorney’s office is seeking to try him as an adult. The court has ordered that the boy’s name not be revealed because he may still be tried as a child.
In July, the court found the boy competent, according to court records.
Milwaukee Detective Timothy Keller testified in court on Tuesday about speaking with the boy about his mother’s death.
The detective said he questioned the boy the next day and the then 10-year-old boy admitted shooting her but called it an accident, according to WISN.
“[The boy] stated that he took up a shooting stance and was pointing the gun at her as she was walking towards him and asking him to put it down. And that’s when he indicated that he fired the gun with his intent to scare her by shooting the wall behind her,” Keller testified.
“He had made a purchase on his mother’s Amazon account for some virtual reality goggles the morning after this homicide occurred. And [family] were concerned because he had had an argument with her about whether he could have these prior to the homicide,” Keller said.
Even if they try him as an adult, what happens to him if he’s convicted? How do they punish an 11-year-old?
This is obvious fucked up, but what’s the point of child sentencing at all if they can try an 11 year old as an adult? This is her obviously not an adult.
Life in prison.
But like would he get put in an adult prison?
IANAL but I think they put them in juvenile detention until they turn 18, then move them to prison
Charged as an adult, but put in a juvenile detention center because they acknowledge he’s not an adult. He was 10 when it happened, likely hadn’t even started puberty. Anyone asking to charge him as an adult is without a doubt a fucking moron. They should all be fired, shunned, and never allowed to hold a position of authority again.
Probably in solitary for his own protection until he’s 18
Gosh that’s terrible.
I mean, he shot his own mother dead. There’s no winners here.
No, I know, just…that’s just terrible any way you slice it.
He’s 10, and even though psychopaths can start that early, psychopaths can’t feel or fake regret. Are you going to send an 11 year old to prison over a boy recklessly grabbing a gun owned by his parents? Even as an adult, that’s manslaughter but not murder. Even if he could potentially be a sociopath (who can fake empathy), what proof do you have that’s the case? Are you willing to send a 11 year old to prison for life on the coin flip he might be a sociopath? Are you willing to do so if it was your son?
This is something that should be watched very closely. If he can be deported or imprisoned, you can.