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16-Year-Old In Great Frederick Fair Assault Case Will Be Tried As Juvenile, Judge Says

FREDERICK, MD. (WJZ) — The 16-year-old accused to be involved in an attack that left a man dead at the Great Frederick Fair in September will remain charged as a juvenile, despite prosecutors' efforts.

Back in September, John Weed was killed at the Great Frederick Fair.

Police said Weed attacked by a 15 and 16-year-old after he refused to give them a dollar.

The judge denied the State's waiver motion to move the juvenile to adult court jurisdiction, concluding the 16-year-old's case should remain in the juvenile system.

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The State had filed the waiver petition on both juveniles which alleges that based on a "number of factors" the particular youths should be tried as adults, rather than in juvenile court.

The 15-year-old has been charged with manslaughter, first-degree assault and two counts of second-degree assault, and his brother, the 16-year-old, has been charged with two counts of second-degree assault.

 

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