The Clay County prosecutor in Missouri has filed criminal charges against Andrew Lester in the shooting of Ralph Yarl.
Zachary Thompson said Monday afternoon that his office has charged the 84-year-old Lester with first-degree assault and armed criminal action.
Yarl was trying to pick up his siblings from a house Thursday evening in the 1100 block of NE 115th Terrace. Instead, he ended up at NE 115th Street. After knocking at the door, he was shot.
Thompson stated the firearm used was a .32 revolver.
The prosecutor added the maximum punishment for the assault charge is life in prison, and the range of punishment for armed criminal action is between 3-15 years.
The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department handed over the case file to the prosecutor’s office earlier in the day.
An arrest warrant has been issued, and a bond has been set at $200,000. Lester had not been arrested as of yet.
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