Missouri man Andrew Lester pleads guilty to 2023 shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl
KANSAS CITY, MO- APRIL 18: The home of Andrew Lester, the 84-year-old white homeowner accused of shooting Black teen Ralph Yarl, is shown April 18, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. Yarl mistakenly went to Lester's door to pick up his siblings, according to published reports.
Kansas City man, 86, pleads guilty to shooting black teen who rang doorbell in 2023
An 86-year-old Missouri man is facing up to seven years in prison as part of a plea deal in the 2023 shooting of a black teenager who mistakenly rang his doorbell. Andrew Lester pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree assault in the Kansas City shooting of then-16-year-old Ralph Yarl,
Guilty Plea in Shooting of Black Teen Who Rang the Wrong Doorbell
Andrew D. Lester, a Kansas City resident in his 80s, was charged with felonies in the shooting of Ralph Yarl, a teen who went to the wrong address.
Homeowner pleads guilty to shooting Black teen Ralph Yarl who rang the wrong doorbell
An 86-year-old Kansas City man has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honor student who rang the man’s doorbell by mistake.
Andrew Lester pleads guilty in shooting that left Northland teen with brain injury
The man accused of shooting a teenager in the head on his front porch during a case of a mistaken address has pleaded guilty and could spend the rest of his life in prison.
Man, 86, Who Was Charged with Shooting a Black Teen in the Head After He Mistakenly Rang His Doorbell, Accepts Plea Deal
Andrew Lester, the 86-year-old White man charged with shooting Ralph Yarl after the Black teen mistakenly rang his doorbell in April 2023, agreed to a plea deal i 2025.
Kansas Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting Black Teen Who Mistakenly Rang His Doorbell While Trying to Pick Up Younger Siblings
A Kansas man pleaded guilty to second-degree assault in the 2023 shooting of a Black student who mistakenly rang his doorbell trying to pick up his siblings.
Man pleads guilty to 2023 shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl
An 86-year-old Kansas City man pleaded guilty to the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager who rang the man’s doorbell by mistake.
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Ralph Yarl's family speaks out, said race played a factor in shooting after suspect pleads guilty to second-degree assault
Andrew Lester pleaded guilty to second-degree assault charges against Ralph Yarl in a 10-minute Missouri court hearing on Friday.
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