A Mobile County judge on Wednesday denied “youthful offender” status to a pair of teenagers charged with felony murder in the death of a man on Randlett Drive in 2021.
Selena Grace Tisdale, 21, and Jaravien Allen-White, 19, were younger than 21 at the time of the incident, making them eligible for youthful offender. If granted, their records would have been sealed and their punishment would have been capped at three years, if convicted.
The judge also cited Allen-White’s juvenile record, which includes domestic violence and harassment charges. He suggested he would be open to reconsidering his ruling at a later date.Both defendants pleaded not guilty on Wednesday.“In all three of these defendants that had the potential for youthful offender, we felt that the circumstances were such that we opposed youthful offender treatment,” Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood told FOX10 News.
“We wish they would have considered my client’s application, as it is, as well as his opportunities for rehabilitation, his minimal contact with the justice system to date, and also his current employment, education and community engagement,” he told FOX10 News. “It’s each defendant’s participation, what their role was,” he said. “All of that goes into our determination.”
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