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Mass. bill would try 17-year-olds as juveniles

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:36:05 -0400

BOSTON - Lawmakers are considering a significant change in how the state's court system handles teenage offenders.

Lawyer: Teen used 'murder kit' on girl's parents

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:04:06 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Prosecutors say a teenager accused of murdering his girlfriend's parents was equipped with a "murder kit" to kill the Compton couple.

Vt. teen pleads guilty in fatal crash

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:02:43 -0400

COLCHESTER, Vermont - A St. Albans, Vermont, teenager has changed his plea to guilty in a fiery drunken driving crash that killed his passenger.

Trial for NM accused of killing dad is pushed back

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:00:16 -0400

SILVER CITY, New Mexico - The trial for an Albuquerque teenager accused of killing his father on a November 2010 hunting trip in the Gila National Forest has been pushed back.

2nd teen pleads guilty in Mpls. boy's death

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:20:45 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - A second teenager has pleaded guilty in the shooting death of a 5-year-old boy who was killed by a stray bullet in north Minneapolis.

Mo. life sentence for juveniles still in flux

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:51:03 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - Prison sentences for Missouri juveniles convicted of first-degree murder remain uncertain because lawmakers did not pass a new sentencing scheme before adjourning.

Ohio teen faces charges after officer hit

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:41:08 -0400

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio - Prosecutors say a teen who allegedly hit a police officer during a pursuit last weekend has been indicted by a central Ohio grand jury on charges including felonious assault on a peace officer.

2 Pa. teens charged after trying to re-enter prom

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:29:09 -0400

FAIRLESS HILLS, Pennsylvania - Police say two suburban Philadelphia teenagers were arrested following an altercation after one of them tried to re-enter their high school prom.

Tacoma brothers plead guilty to murder

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:53:23 -0400

TACOMA, Washington - Two teenage Tacoma brothers pleaded guilty to first-degree murder Monday in the slaying of a 15-year-old and were sentenced to lengthy prison terms.

Boy, 14, arrested in Wilsonville after I-5 chase

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:08:52 -0400

WILSONVILL, Oregon - Police say a 14-year-old boy was arrested Monday morning in Wilsonville after leading officers on a chase on Interstate 5 from Woodburn.

Iowa teen accused of hiring someone for shootings

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:52:35 -0400

FORT MADISON, Iowa - A southeast Iowa teenager has been accused of hiring someone to do drive by shootings on the homes of two police officers.

17-year-old charged in deaths of Ohio brothers

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:32:57 -0400

TOLEDO, Ohio - A 17-year-old who told authorities last week where they could find the bodies of two teenage brothers has been charged in their deaths, and prosecutors want to try him as an adult.

Teens to be tried as adults in Iowa carjacking

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:11:14 -0400

DES MOINES, Iowa - A judge has ruled two teenagers accused of severely beating a carjacking victim in Des Moines should be tried as adults.

Police shoot car theft suspect at Fla. airport

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:10:04 -0400

JACKSONVILLE, Florida - Police shot a teenager and arrested another suspect while investigating a car theft inside a rental car return area at Jacksonville International Airport in Florida.

Teen convicted in gang turf war shooting

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:38:05 -0400

MADISON, Wisconsin - A Madison teenager has been found guilty of killing a man during a gang war in 2011.

Pa. teen accused of tossing fetus granted release

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:58:18 -0400

LANCASTER, Pennsylvania - A judge has granted the release of a teenager jailed for two weeks after authorities say she discarded her newborn in a bathroom trash can at her central Pennsylvania high school.

No charges for teen after explosion at Fla. school

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:07:39 -0400

A central Florida teenager who was accused of igniting a chemical explosion on school grounds - and who became the subject of a grassroots social media campaign on her behalf - will not face criminal charges, authorities said Wednesday.

No charges for teen after explosion at Fla. school

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:17:28 -0400

Attorneys want teen's court hearings closed

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:47:38 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - A coalition of Salt Lake City media organizations is fighting to keep court hearings open in the case of the 17-year-old charged in the death of a Utah soccer referee.

NH court hears petition of teen convicted killers

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:09:08 -0400

CONCORD, New Hampshire - Robert Dingman was in a courtroom Tuesday for the first time since he was given a mandatory life sentence in 1997 for killing his parents a year earlier at age 17.

Mom jailed for letting son carry 'roulette' gun

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:43:37 -0400

BEDFORD, Pennsylvania - A central Pennsylvania woman has been sentenced to three weeks to a year in jail for letting her 15-year-old son carry a handgun that his friend fatally shot himself with during a game of Russian roulette.

2 teens arrested in Vicksburg weekend crimes

Tue, 14 May 2013 06:54:04 -0400

VICKSBURG, Mississippi - Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with a weekend crime spree in Vicksburg that included a shooting, a kidnapping, a carjacking and the robbing of three people.

3 arrested, 1 sought in fatal Ga. double shooting

Mon, 13 May 2013 20:35:19 -0400

FORSYTH, Georgia - Three Macon teenagers affiliated with a gang were arrested in a double shooting and robbery that left two men dead last week, the Monroe County sheriff said Monday.

In Utah, 3 teens arrested in Magna LDS chapel fire

Mon, 13 May 2013 20:11:04 -0400

MAGNA, Utah - Police have arrested three teenagers who told Utah fire officials they lit hymnals on fire in a Mormon chapel, causing the building to set ablaze.

Iowa teen convicted of murder in mom's slaying

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:15:54 -0400

CLARION, Iowa - A northern Iowa teenager who shot his mother 22 times last year was convicted of second-degree murder Monday, as jurors rejected his insanity defense but opted for a less severe verdict than what he could have received.