CASE OF INTEREST

Date: March 1, 2004
Case: Laguna Creek High School
Contact: Lana Wyant, Special Assistant Deputy District Attorney, (916) 874-5907

On March 2, 2004, the Sacramento District Attorney's Office will file an Amended Original Petition adding a hate crime enhancement to the pending charges of conspiracy to commit murder and attempted burglary.

The two 15 year-old Laguna Creek High School students were arrested on February 8th and 10th, respectively. The arrests came as a result of an investigation by the Elk Grove Police Department and the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department.

After the District Attorney's Office received the completed reports from the Sheriff's Department last week, we reviewed those reports to determine what additional charges might be appropriate. Statements and other evidence in the reports support the conclusion that the juveniles conspired to commit the crime of murder because of the race and color of some of the victims.

The Amended Original Petition will allege that the juveniles plotted to kill one identified African American student, other unidentified African American students, and other non-African American students at Laguna Creek High School. The juveniles face a maximum confinement at the California Youth Authority until the age of 21.

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