Teen charged in struggle that killed 9-year-old granted bond as county weighs curfew
A Chesterfield County teen charged in a struggle that led to the dying of 9-year-old Brody Langley was granted bond Wednesday. It comes as county leaders think about a curfew for teenagers after a number of current shootings involving younger individuals.
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17-year-old Bryson Deese entered the courtroom Wednesday.
He had a black eye and 9 staples in his head after a jail assault, his lawyer mentioned.
Deese is one in all a number of younger individuals dealing with homicide and different costs in Brody’s dying.
Detectives mentioned the boy’s mother and father introduced him to a struggle that occurred after midnight final month at a Chesterfield County gasoline station.
“Mr. Deese introduced a 9mm to a fist struggle,” mentioned Solicitor Mike Burch. “It was finally used to kill a nine-year-old. We’re asking that no bond been set at present.”
Deese dropped the gun he introduced. One other juvenile picked it up and fired the shot that killed Langley, officers mentioned.
Nevertheless, the protection argued Deese had no intentions of utilizing the gun.
“Please, please, please, don’t go away what’s a child sitting within the jail indefinitely when there may be an acknowledgement that he was not the assassin,” mentioned protection lawyer Montreal Belton.
The decide set a $100,000 bond on this case.
Chesterfield County Council and regulation enforcement will speak Friday a few potential countywide teen curfew.
“It’s only a software for regulation enforcement that we are able to monitor who’s out and about,” mentioned Sheriff Cambo Streater.
A curfew may assist deter violence dedicated by and in opposition to children, he mentioned.
“Sure, it’s a huge deal, and it’s time to take severely as a result of it’s an epidemic,” Streater mentioned.
Council could be liable for drafting any curfew ordinance.
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