Andrew Lester, the 86-year-old white man who admitted to shooting Black teenager Ralph Yarl after the teen mistakenly knocked on his door, has passed away while awaiting his sentencing. According to ABC News, Lester recently took a plea deal for felony assault in the second degree but never lived to hear his fate in court. … Read more
Andrew Lester, the 86-year-old white man who shot Black teenager Ralph Yarl in the head for simply ringing the wrong doorbell, has officially struck a plea deal. On Friday, prosecutors confirmed that Lester pleaded guilty to a felony charge of second-degree assault, which carries a sentence of one to seven years in the Missouri Department … Read more
On Monday morning, the family of Ralph Yarl filed a civil lawsuit against Andrew Lester and the homeowner’s association where Lester resides. The lawsuit claims that the shooting was a result of the “careless” and “negligent” behavior of the 85-year-old individual and the Highland Acres Homes Association. As we previously reported, Yarl was shot after … Read more
The young Black teenager who was shot after he rang the wrong doorbell by accident received a personal invite from Alicia keys to attend her concert. According to TMZ, the 16-year-old teenager won’t just be going to see Keys’ July show, but he’ll also have the opportunity to meet the  singer personally. Furthermore, Lee Merrit, the … Read more
Andrew Lester, the 84-year-old suspect in the shooting of Ralph Yarl, entered a plea of ‘not guilty’ in court Wednesday. Lester appeared in front of a Clay County judge after reportedly coming into the courthouse through a back door. Yarl’s family attorney Lee Merritt was at the courthouse. Merritt said Yarl’s family chose not to come … Read more
A Kansas City neighbor who claims she help Ralph Yarl the night he was shot is speaking out. The woman said she only wants to be identified as Jodi so she can protect her family, but while speaking with KMBC, Jodi revealed that she heard a loud banging on her door and could hear a … Read more