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Homeowner who shot black teen Ralph Yarl in the head after he rang doorbell charged with two felonies
NY Post ^ | 4-17-23 | Allie Griffin

Posted on 04/17/2023 3:45:24 PM PDT by Anti-Bubba182

The homeowner who allegedly shot a black teen in the head after he mistakenly rang his doorbell in Kansas City was hit with two felony counts on Monday as prosecutors said he could spend the rest of his life in jail.

Andrew D. Lester, 85, was charged with assault in the first degree and armed criminal action for the shooting of 16-year-old Ralph Yarl in a crime that had a “racial component,” according to the Clay County Prosecutor Office.

Lester was not immediately arrested on Monday evening. A bond of $200,000 was set for the suspect.......

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


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KEYWORDS: dementia; joebiden; ralphyarl; senile
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To: Persevero

the man is 85 yrs old, and might have been scared.. but how would you react when its dark out and a black comes and rings your doorbell for no reason ummmm


41 posted on 04/17/2023 4:35:38 PM PDT by markman46 (engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
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To: Hot Tabasco

“slam the door shut and lock it.”

My door is shut and locked by 8 pm. It’s got lots of glass to see who is outside.


42 posted on 04/17/2023 4:37:23 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (I don’t like to think before I say something...I want to be just as surprised as everyone els)
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To: Anti-Bubba182

So, I have read he ‘rang the doorbell’ and ‘he entered the home’.

Big difference. I don’t expect the media to tel the truth....


43 posted on 04/17/2023 4:37:53 PM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: Gay State Conservative

If that kid walked into that house, the old man was justified and it was just a sad event for both people.

If the kid didn’t then who knows how this will shake out?

If the kid walked into that house it seems wrong to charge this guy with two felonies.


44 posted on 04/17/2023 4:39:13 PM PDT by dforest (All of America has derailed.)
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To: Cowgirl of Justice
So, I have read he ‘rang the doorbell’ and ‘he entered the home’.

Please post the links.....thanks

45 posted on 04/17/2023 4:39:22 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (My guitar wants to kill your mama - Zappa)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie
"In America everyone is assumed innocent until proven guilty. "

Except for paying your taxes. You must prove your innocence.

46 posted on 04/17/2023 4:40:31 PM PDT by MV=PY (The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

That isn’t true according to Nancy Pelosi. /s


47 posted on 04/17/2023 4:41:53 PM PDT by dforest (All of America has derailed.)
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To: Anti-Bubba182
Now they admit it...he ENTERED the house!


48 posted on 04/17/2023 4:42:42 PM PDT by montag813
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To: Anti-Bubba182

Lately all we see are, for the most part, black gangsters. , involved in shootings, assaults, burglaries etc. Here you have an old guy, most probably living in a black area, leery of violent crime. He gets a knock on the door sees a black guy and panics. It’s too bad but violent crime is out of control


49 posted on 04/17/2023 4:44:01 PM PDT by kenmcg (ti hi o)
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To: Anti-Bubba182

If that’s all the teen did was ring the doorbell, charging the homeowner was the right thing to do. If, however, it can be shown that the teen tried to enter the premises without permission, than the homeowner was right to shoot.


50 posted on 04/17/2023 4:46:16 PM PDT by Jonty30 (How is grinning and bearing something a bad thing? They are grinning.)
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To: Anti-Bubba182

51 posted on 04/17/2023 4:46:51 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: dforest

I wonder whose narrative it is?


52 posted on 04/17/2023 4:49:12 PM PDT by TheDon (Resist the usurpers! Remember the J6 political prisoners!)
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To: kiryandil
"I keep telling people to learn not to answer their phones, and learn not to answer their doors."

Good advice.

And remember, about a week ago, there was another story here about a man who answered his door with a gun.

In that case, the police had the wrong address, and they shot him.

53 posted on 04/17/2023 4:49:45 PM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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To: kiryandil

The last time someone rang my door late at night, I went out the other door and checked who they were. I was armed but they didn’t know it. It was someone trying to return my neighbors lost dog. Completely legit.


54 posted on 04/17/2023 4:49:48 PM PDT by cyclotic
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To: dennisw

A grazing wound. Very superficial.


55 posted on 04/17/2023 4:50:01 PM PDT by TheDon (Resist the usurpers! Remember the J6 political prisoners!)
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To: Jet Jaguar

That article alone has caused some confusion. Did the kid ring the doorbell and then walk in? If the old guy shot him in his house the he was tragically justified to be afraid.


56 posted on 04/17/2023 4:51:49 PM PDT by dforest (All of America has derailed.)
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To: dforest

I think the mob disagrees, yes?


57 posted on 04/17/2023 4:52:41 PM PDT by TheDon (Resist the usurpers! Remember the J6 political prisoners!)
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To: montag813

Always lock your doors!


58 posted on 04/17/2023 4:54:02 PM PDT by TheDon (Resist the usurpers! Remember the J6 political prisoners!)
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To: dforest

Thanks. I’m just trying to figure out what happened.


59 posted on 04/17/2023 4:55:52 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

“In America everyone is assumed innocent until proven guilty.”

Uh, not the new America.


60 posted on 04/17/2023 4:57:37 PM PDT by falcon99 ( )
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