Andrew Lester pleaded guilty to second-degree assault charges against Ralph Yarl in a 10-minute Missouri court hearing on Friday.

"Our office has maintained regular and respectful communication with Mr. Yarl and his family, and they support this resolution," Thompson said Friday. Thompson was told by a reporter at the news ...

Andrew Lester, the man who pleaded guilty to felony assault in the second degree for the shooting of Ralph Yarl, died while awaiting sentencing.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An 86-year-old Kansas City man has died just days after pleading guilty to a lesser charge in the ...

Andrew Lester has died while awaiting his sentencing, Clay County prosecutor Zachary Thompson announced on Wednesday, Feb. 19. Lester, 86, was scheduled to be sentenced on March 7, according to the ...

Video below: Andrew Lester enters guilty plea to lesser charge in shooting of Ralph YarlThe family of Ralph Yarl reacted to the news with a statement:"The news of Andrew Lester’s passing brings ...

Yarl said Lester then shot him in the arm. The teen was taken to the hospital and released three days later. His family said the shooting took a big emotional toll and they had filed a lawsuit ...

Yarl's family members said in a statement that Lester never apologized for what he did and that "instead, he and his attorney used every legal maneuver possible to delay accountability." ...

An 86-year-old Missouri man has died just days after pleading guilty to a lesser charge in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honour student who rang the white man's doorbell by mistake, ...

That delay leaves our family reeling. “Some may see Lester’s passing as a form of consequence for his actions, but the reality remains: Ralph Yarl survived, yet justice was never truly served.

An 86-year-old white Missouri man who shot a Black teenager after the teen mistakenly rang his doorbell has died while awaiting sentencing in the case, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Lester had ...

Andrew Lester, the Kansas City man charged with shooting Ralph Yarl in April 2023 after the teenager knocked on the door of the wrong house, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault charges in a 10 ...