Teen sentenced for pointing gun at Pasco officer
March 23, 2011
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But his lawyer,
Leon will go to a
He pleaded guilty earlier this month in
Known by the street moniker “”The Kid,”” Leon was running from Officer
Leon was wanted at the time for his alleged role in a
Goenen was on patrol at
He was caught trying to run from a home that SWAT had surrounded. The fully loaded revolver was found in a yard Leon had been seen running through.
Goenen testified at a previous hearing that she didn’t shoot at Leon because there was a trailer behind him and she was worried someone might be hit if she missed.
She did not talk at Tuesday’s hearing.
Leon was tried as an adult after a ruling last September by Judge
That assault was for a fight
Salcedo, 17, was arrested on an outstanding warrant. On his way to the juvenile detention center, he said he was at an east
On Tuesday, Deputy Prosecutor
Davidson asked VanderSchoor to go along with that recommendation. He asked Leon’s tearful mother to stand, then pointed out that his client’s father has been in
“”That doesn’t excuse his conduct but might explain a little about how he got here, without a positive role model,”” Davidson said. “”Over the last couple of months since I’ve been involved in the case, it’s been difficult because I have a teenage boy the same age.””
Davidson also handed over several documents from Leon’s teachers from the past several months.
After reviewing the letters, VanderSchoor told Leon, “”I hope that’s the start of a good change.””
Once Leon is released from prison, he must do three years of community supervision and pay