The Ventura County District Attorney's Office announced today that Brandon, now 17, will be tried as an adult, as he was in his first trial, despite his lawyer's arguments that juvenile court would be a better fit for the case. If convicted in juvenile court, McInerney likely would have faced a shorter sentence and would have been released by age If convicted as an adult, Brandon could face a life sentence.
The shooting took place just two days before Valentine's Day, when an eighth-grade English classroom suddenly became a crime scene.
On the morning of Feb. Green Junior High in Oxnard, Calif. She quickly turned and her eyes immediately locked on Brandon, who was standing, holding a.
Then, she said, he pulled the trigger again, dropped the gun and walked out the door. Chaos ensued. Boldrin scrambled to get the other students into another classroom and to safety when she suddenly realized who was left behind. That's when it clicked. I knew who he shot. And I was screaming, 'It's Larry, we need to get back to Larry,'" she remembered. Following school procedure, everyone had to remain behind locked doors, because no one knew what the shooter might do.
Shortly after the shooting, Brandon was picked up by police just a few blocks away from the school and was immediately charged as an adult with murder.
