The daddy of a 10-year-old who allegedly shot and killed one other youngster in California has been charged by the Sacramento District Legal professional’s Workplace.
The boy is alleged to have shot the opposite youngster, Keith Frierson, additionally 10, with a stolen gun that he present in his father’s car on Saturday.
The daddy, Arkete Davis, 53, appeared in courtroom on Wednesday and was charged with felony storage of a firearm, two counts of kid endangerment, felon in possession of a firearm, and different crimes.
“Based on the facts currently known, the sole criminal liability and responsibility for the child’s death (lies) exclusively with this Defendant,” the District Legal professional’s workplace mentioned.
Brittani Frierson, Keith’s mom, informed KCRA that her son was shot after shedding a bicycle race outdoors the household’s condo at round 4:30 p.m.
“My baby… asked me can he go outside to ride. Not even 15 minutes later, my baby was gone. All because he was enjoying a race with some other kids he considered his friends on his new bike,” the grieving mom mentioned. “This wasn’t supposed to happen. It’s not OK.”
When police arrived on the scene of the capturing, they discovered Frierson bleeding from his head. He was transported to a hospital and later pronounced useless.
CNN studies, “Detectives found a gun in a nearby trash can ‘where Davis is believed to have tried to dispose of it,’ according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office.”
“Instead of aiding my baby, he tried to hide it. He tried to cover it up. He left my baby there,” Brittani Frierson informed KCRA. “He will pay for this. He will. We’ll get justice for my son. I will get justice for my son.”
After the capturing, each the daddy and the 10-year-old, who has not been publicly named because of his age, have been arrested.
The kid was briefly held on the Sacramento County Youth Detention Facility. Nevertheless, the District Legal professional’s workplace has since introduced that he won’t face costs. He has been launched into his mom’s custody.
The gun used within the capturing was reported stolen in 2017. Davis was additionally prohibited from proudly owning a firearm because of his felony file.
Davis is at the moment held with out bond however is scheduled to seem in courtroom once more on Friday for a bail evaluation.
