D.A.: Taft teen to be tried as adult in school shooting

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Published: 1/14 8:47 am

Updated: 1/14 1:22 pm

A teen accused of opening fire at Taft Union High School Thursday and critically wounding a fellow student will be charged as an adult.

District Attorney Lisa Green made the announcement at a news conference Monday morning.

Bryan Oliver, 16, faces two charges of attempted murder and three charges of assault with a firearm. He could be sentenced up to 25 years to life in prison if convicted. Oliver is set to enter a plea to the charges during a court hearing Monday afternoon.

If convicted in adult court, juveniles may be punished in the same way as adults, The Pacific Juvenile Defender Center reports. And the juveniles may be sentenced to the same amount of time an adult could receive for the same offense.

Under California law, juveniles convicted in adult court may be held in adult prison at age 16. However, due to the suicide of a juvenile at Tehachapi State Prison, California currently houses youth convicted as adults in the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) until age 18, the PJDC reports.

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kknjtg - 1/14/2013 9:12 PM

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Its ignorant to look the other way just like the school.

DR999 - 1/14/2013 2:32 PM

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steveo, that is a typical liberal comment. Blame the school, Taft PD, and the community. Don't place the blame where it really belongs, on the individual who made a premeditated plan to kill 2 people.

Tomatillo - 1/14/2013 2:11 PM

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To proudamerican, After all this is a mans world right. Dog eat dog. Only the strong survive. Be a man. We send our children to school to be bullied so it will make men out of them. Hoorah. Try the 16 year old so he can be sent to prison and there they really will make a man out of him. Wait, no they won't. He may not live through that bullying.

Steveo - 1/14/2013 12:18 PM

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Why don't we try the school and city that failed this young man. Shame on you Taft High School, Taft Police Department, and the Community of Taft. Bulling I thought was a crime, and to ignore it! Shame,, Shame,,, what a Shame....

DR999 - 1/14/2013 11:46 AM

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kknjtg, I have seen some pretty ignorant comments before, and yours is definitely right up there with them.

proudamerican - 1/14/2013 10:57 AM

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kknjtg---I'd argue that it does prove that every other child on that campus was important. From all of the kids who went on lockdown during the attack and had to hide in closets until rescued by the police, to the children in the classroom who ran for their lives as shotgun pellets whizzed past them, to the 16 yr-old boy who took a shotgun blast to the chest while attending what he thought would be just another day at school. The shooter obviously has mental issues. I'd rather he be removed from society for awhile so he doesn't get a second chance to finish what he started. I guess I'd rather have the other 1000 kids who attend that campus safe, than the shooter who believes he was wronged by his intended targets.

kknjtg - 1/14/2013 9:52 AM

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We need a new DA. This just prooves children are not important.

Tomatillo - 1/14/2013 9:26 AM

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In the best Gomer voice I can muster, "Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!" This is the country of Joe McCarthy right? No wait, Kevin McCarthy. My bad. The process has begun. We need to hoist someone up on our petard. Or is the French word 'péter' more apt? Now move along. Nothing to see here until the next kid gets tired of being bullied and kills himself or others.

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