Days after a Clay County man allegedly shot 16-year-old high school student Ralph Yarl for ringing the wrong doorbell in Kansas City’s Northland, prosecutors have issued two felony charges. The
Rantz: Councilmember, Seattle activists pushed to keep teen out of jail. Then he allegedly shot two women. March 15, 2021 at 6:45 pm
Jakwaun Shannon at the time of his arrest. In a March 15 hearing, the public defender sought a court order to retroactively seal documents to prevent publication of this picture. The judge ruled against a retroactive order but sealed documents including this photo moving forward. The court asked us not to print the photo. This author has chosen to blur the face but has more analysis to offer in the coming days once the ruling is published.
Influential Seattle politicians and No New Youth Jail activists advocated to keep a dangerous teenager with multiple felony charges from jail. Despite pleas from a King County prosecutor, a judge steered Jakwaun Shannon into restorative justice programs.