MORE: Teen facing more charges in Franklin Twp. shooting
According to documents filed last week by prosecutors, the specification is for potential sentencing purposes.
When a child’s case is not transferred to adult court, Ohio law allows for a blended sentence if the court rules the person committed an act that would be a first-degree felony if committed by an adult. It also allows for a mandatory serious youth offender sentence if the act was a crime of violence or if a firearm was used if the child was 16 or 17 years of age.
At the June 15 hearing, the teen was arraigned on gun specifications added to the previous charges of delinquency by way of attempted murder, a first-degree felony, and for felonious assault, a second-degree felony. The teen also faces a domestic violence charge, a first-degree misdemeanor.
The teen entered denials to all three charges and allegations against him. He remains in custody at the Warren County Juvenile Detention Center.
The shooting caused serious injury to the victim’s right shoulder area but was non-life threatening.
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