Judge denies youthful offender status for two people charged in connection to the death of 3-year-old, Kaiden Garner
Judge denies youthful offender status in Kaiden Garner trial By DeAndria Turner | April 28, 2021 at 7:29 PM CDT - Updated April 28 at 7:32 PM
Blake Townsend and his girlfriend Yalrick Pride were seeking youthful offender status. On April 28, a judge denied that status for both of them.
Wednesday’s hearing has been delayed for months, but finally, Townsend and Pride appeared in court to see if they would be granted youthful offender status.
They are both eligible because they’re 20-years-old.
When a person is under 21 years of age at the time allegedly commits a criminal offense, Alabama law allows them to be treated by the Court as a “Youthful Offender.”