Formal criminal charges have been filed against four teens for their involvement in the stabbing death of a 51-year-old skateboarder at Condon Park almost exactly a year after it occurred. Nevada County District Attorney Jesse Wilson says that includes allegations of murder, robbery, and carjacking. Under California law, a minor, which is anyone under 18 years old, cannot be directly prosecuted as an adult. But minors aged 16 and 17 charged with serious offenses, like murder, may still be considered for transfer to adult court…

 

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That would mean three of the four suspects might qualify for being prosecuted as adults, if the judge in the case approves. Grass Valley Police say they’re all 17 years old. According to the investigation, they went to the park with the intention to steal a vehicle. They confronted the victim, Jason Frost, from Sacramento County, and demanded the keys to his vehicle, which was parked nearby. He refused, and that led to his death. They then removed the keys from Frost and drove off in his vehicle…

 

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Police say the other teen was 14 at the time and, under a change signed into law by Governor Brown, in 2018, juveniles 14 or 15 can no longer be transferred to adult court under any circumstances.