Andrew Lester, 84, who shot Ralph Yarl for mistakenly ringing his doorbell booked for first-degree felony assault
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI: The White man who allegedly shot a Black teenager for ringing his doorbell by mistake is set to be arraigned.
Andrew D Lester, a Missouri resident, took out his gun and fired at Ralph Yarl who was standing at his front door searching for his twin brothers.
As per court records, the 84-year-old man is booked for one charge of felony assault in the first degree and another count of felony involving 'Armed Criminal Action,' reports People.
What did Ralph Yarl's family say about the shooting?
Yarl’s family claimed that he went to Lester’s house by mistake. The house was one block away from where he intended to be.
“[Lester] looked my nephew in the eye and shot him in the head,” a GoFundMe set up in April by Yarl’s aunt read.
The teenager was severely injured and, after battling for his life, he has been recovering slowly.
“A true miracle considering what he survived,” an update on GoFundMe said, days after the shooting.
What did Ralph Yarl say about the incident?
Yarl recently gave an interview where he recounted the entire incident.
“He points [the gun] at me ... so I kinda, like, brace, and I turn my head," he said.
"Then it happened. And then I'm on the ground ... and then I fall on the glass. The shattered glass. And then before I know it I'm running away shouting, 'Help me, help me,'" he recounted the tragic incident.
Meanwhile, the good samaritan who came to Ralph’s rescue after he went running looking for help on the street said, "I wanted to make sure Ralph wasn't alone because nobody deserved to be treated that way," said Lynch.
The GoFundMe page mentioned, "Unfortunately, he had to run to three different homes before someone finally agreed to help him after he was told to lie on the ground with his hands up."
Lester's attorney Steven Salmon, on filing a protective order, said, "In this case, the court entered an order prohibiting the dissemination of information from the discovery by both the prosecution and defense."
"As a party to the criminal case, any statement from Mr Lester would certainly violate that order. I can say Mr Lester is looking forward to the upcoming preliminary hearing," he continued.
The court filing states that if found guilty, Lester will not be allowed parole before he serves 85 percent of the sentence.
He is scheduled to be arraigned on September 20. Currently, he’s out on $20,000 bond.
