The third teenager charged with felony assault for throwing rocks at a passing vehicle and injuring a passenger has been arraigned.
Noel Toribio, 17, entered a not guilty plea in Juneau Superior Court before Judge Louis Menendez on Tuesday.
Toribio is slated to be tried in January with his two codefendants, Chaleb E. Calandra, 19, and Jared H. Cheatham, 17. Calandra and Cheatham were already arraigned before Menendez two weeks ago.
The teenagers were indicted by a grand jury in Juneau earlier this month in connection to the July 15 incident.
Prosecutors say one of the rocks the teenagers threw at a car severely injured an unsuspecting 6-year-old boy in the backseat of the vehicle.
They are each facing one count of felony assault in the first, second and third degree.
Toribio is represented by Kirsten Swanson of the Office of Public Advocacy. Calandra is represented by Grace Lee of the Public Defender Agency. Cheatham is represented by defense attorney Julie Willoughby.
They are due in court next for an omnibus hearing on Dec. 17, then a pretrial hearing on Jan. 17.
A 10-day trial is scheduled tentatively for Jan. 28.
Each of the defendants were previously released on their own recognizance.
• Contact reporter Emily Russo Miller at 523-2263 or at emily.miller@juneauempire.com.
Comments (9)
Add commentWhere are the parents?
My father would have made me plead guilty, (why do those who did the crime always plead innocent?) and would have piled on restitution above and beyond whatever the court dished out.
Which is probably why I never did something that stupid and cruel growing up. Consequences, people.
Swimmergirl, cosequences ??
You expec accepting responsibility for ones acts in a world of blame the other guy or company. The world of lawsuits at the deep pockets regardless of who or what is responsible.
You jest of course or live in a cacoon.
I agree with you completley i was raised the same but todays kids, and a lot of thier parents (who taught them) dont and weren;t.
Schools intrude in to the home but point the finger somewhere else when thier hands caught in the cookie jar, teachers molest students but its the students fault, cops molest others but get a free pass, the list goes on. A murderer kills but its the manufacturers fault, a drunk driver maimes and it the bars fault or the brewery etc. etc.
I agree but what do we do about it. Seems these type people are the majority and ,,,,,,,, here we are.
It's good to see that the
It's good to see that the third punk in this group finally came in to start to straighten things out. If these miscreants are found guilty, I hope the judge will see fit to throw the book at them. Further, I hope the injured party will be well compensated for having to endure the tragic ordeal.
Sleg, I hope you are drunk
Because that post is just complete gibberish.
J.E. Fume, I agree with you,
except if the Judge does throw the book at them, they will probably hire an attorney and sue the judge for hitting them with "the book". Let's stand these punks in a line and throw rocks at them so they really know how it feels! Oh, and they shouldn't use public funds to pay for their defense, their parents should be paying for their attorney fees.
Have Another Drink
Sleg
My Mom (jnukara) would have
My Mom (jnukara) would have made me plead guilty as well, she also would have put me on all restrictions for a very long time. Glad I had a wonderful Mother who taught me wonderfu values and morals.
Yes, dear one - you would
Yes, dear one - you would have suffered greatly if you had done that!!
for the record.....
slegnawons took that argument a LOT further than I ever would have.
schools, cops? Where did that come from?