Duluth homicide defendant fights to keep case in juvenile court
If certified as an adult, Patrick Battees Jr. could face decades in a prison for fatally shooting his friend, Juamada Anderson Jr.
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If certified as an adult, Patrick Battees Jr. could face decades in a prison for fatally shooting his friend, Juamada Anderson Jr.
Two 17-year-old males were lodged in Arrowhead Juvenile Center on Wednesday afternoon after Duluth Police Officers found the juveniles in possession of loaded handguns with additional ammunition in a bag.
Court documents say Corey Devon Young faces second-degree murder charges relating to the death of 17-year-old Xzavier Louis Aubid-St. Clair.
Corey Devon Young, 17, is already on probation after bringing a gun to school in May. Prosecutors will seek to have him tried as an adult.
A Duluth 17-year-old has been charged with murder for the shooting death of another 17-year-old. County prosecutors have filed a motion to move the case from juvenile to adult court.