Kansas City man who shot Ralph Yarl will avoid trial, pleads guilty to assault
Andrew Lester was originally charged with two felonies for shooting then-16-year-old Ralph Yarl when the teen mistakenly rang the doorbell at Lester’s home late one night in April 2023. Yarl's mother called for Lester to face consequences that reflect "the seriousness of his crime.
Then a high school junior, Yarl was going to pick up his younger brother from a friend’s house on April 13, 2023, when he accidentally approached Lester’s house and rang the doorbell instead.
Andrew Lester entered his plea in a Missouri court hearing on Friday. Andrew Lester, the Kansas City man charged with shooting Ralph Yarl in April 2023 after the teenager knocked on the door of ...
An 86-year-old Kansas City man pleaded guilty Friday to a lesser charge in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honor student who rang his doorbell by mistake. Andrew Lester, who is White ...
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