A 14-year-old pleaded guilty to first-degree robbery Wednesday in a brazen daylight mugging attempt in a New York City park that left a promising Barnard College student dead.
“It's unbelievable that could happen here next to one of our great college campuses — it’s an unacceptable reality,” de Blasio said immediately after the murder. Rashaun Weaver and Luchiano Lewis, both 14, were charged as adults in criminal court for second degree murder and armed robbery. Rachel Glantz, an attorney for the city, said Wednesday the prosecution had considered the teenager’s age and his willingness to cooperate with investigators before agreeing to the lesser charges, the New York Times reported. “He was not the main actor,” Ms. Glantz said.
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