EXCLUSIVE: San Francisco DA explains murder charge in 49ers' Pearsall shooting

Published: Sep 03, 2024 Duration: 00:02:07 Category: News & Politics

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>> THOSE CHARGES NOW ARE ATTEMPTED MURDER WITH ADDITIONAL GUN ENHANCEMENTS. >> SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT ATTORNEY BROOKE JENKINS LAYING OUT THE CHARGES AGAINST THE 17 YEAR OLD SUSPECT IN THE RICKY PEARSALL CASE. THE 49 ERS WIDE RECEIVER SHOT IN THE CHEST SATURDAY IN SAN FRANCISCO'S UNION SQUARE. I SAT DOWN WITH JENKINS IN A ONE ON ONE INTERVIEW TUESDAY NIGHT. SHE SAYS IN ADDITION TO THE ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGE, THE SUSPECT ALSO FACES ASSAULT WITH A SEMIAUTOMATIC WEAPON AND SECOND DEGREE ATTEMPTED ROBBERY CHARGES IS ATTEMPTED MURDER THE STRONGEST CHARGE THAT YOU COULD HAVE FILED IN THIS CASE? YES. >> IT DOES APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN THE MOST SERIOUS CHARGE THAT WAS ELIGIBLE BASED ON THESE FACTS. >> MONDAY, BULLET HOLES COULD STILL BE SEEN HERE, HERE AND HERE ON THE SIDE OF A BUILDING AND IN THE AREA WHERE PEARSALL WAS SHOT IN A SCUFFLE DURING THE ATTEMPTED ROBBERY TUESDAY. JENKINS WAS BOLD ABOUT HOLDING THE SUSPECT AND OTHERS IN SIMILAR CASES, ACCOUNTABLE. >> I WANT IT TO BE CLEAR THAT SAN FRANCISCO IS NOT A SAFE HAVEN FOR CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR. I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A TIME PERIOD WHERE PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT LAWLESSNESS WAS SOMETHING THAT WE WERE GOING TO TOLERATE. THOSE DAYS ARE OVER, BUT IT IS STILL UNCLEAR IF JENKINS WILL TRY TO PROSECUTE THE MINOR AS AN ADULT. >> IN CALIFORNIA, A DA WANTING TO DO THAT MUST REQUEST A TRANSFER HEARING TO AN ADULT COURT, WHICH REQUIRES A JUVENILE COURT JUDGE'S RULING. IN 2022, JENKINS ANNOUNCED A NEW POLICY FOR 16 AND 17 YEAR OLDS TO BE CHARGED AS ADULTS IN HEINOUS CRIMES. DO YOU LOOK AT THIS CASE AS A HEINOUS CASE? >> THE PRIOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY HAD A POLICY THAT HE WOULD NEVER SEEK TO TRY A JUVENILE AS AN ADULT. I CAME IN SAYING, LOOK, WE HAVE TO PUT OPTIONS ON THE TABLE FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF CRIME. AND SO ATTEMPTED MURDER IS INCLUDED IN THE TYPE OF CRIME THAT I HAVE SAID. THIS OFFICE WILL POTENTIALLY CONSIDER FOR WHETHER OR NOT WE THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TO SEEK TO TRANSFER A JUVENILE TO ADULT COURT. >> THE SUSPECT'S FIRST COURT APPEARANCE WILL

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