Man to face murder charge after toddler shoots teenager

 

January 26, 2022



TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Topeka man accused of leaving out a loaded gun that a toddler later used to accidentally shoot a teenager will go on trial for murder, a judge ruled.

Shawnee County District Judge David Debenham on Monday found that prosecutors had enough evidence to try DeJuan Yelverton for first-degree murder and aggravated endangering of a child.

Yelverton pleaded not guilty to those two counts on Monday but pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a weapon by a felon, The Topeka Capital-Journal reported.

Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay alleged Yelverton left a gun h...



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