NA plea deal is reached in the wrong-door shooting of teenager Ralph Yarl

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February 15, 2025

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NA plea deal is reached in the wrong-door shooting of teenager Ralph Yarl

Andrew Lester, the 86-year-old white man charged with shooting Black teenager Ralph Yarl in the head after Yarl mistakenly rang his doorbell, accepted a plea deal Friday of up to seven years in jail, prosecutors said.

Lester agreed to plead guilty to one felony count of second-degree assault and faces one to seven years in the Missouri Department of Corrections service under terms of the agreement made with Clay County prosecutors. He will be sentenced on March 7.

Mudslide risks continue in Southern California after heavy rain flooded roads and prompted evacuations

Southern California is bracing for another day of potential mudslides in areas burned by last month’s wildfires after a Thursday deluge prompted evacuation orders, whisked a fire department vehicle into Malibu waters, and covered parts of a coastal highway in multiple feet of muck.

Thursday’s deluge caused significant flooding, mud and debris flows, but the National Weather Service office in Los Angeles warned “mud and rock slides can still happen well after the rain has ended.”

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