An 86-year-old Missouri man has died just days after pleading guilty in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honor ...

The legal proceedings concerning Andrew Lester have concluded as he died while awaiting sentencing, the Clay County ...

Lester, who was 84 at the time, shot Yarl through the door, but told police, “It was the last thing he wanted to do, but was ‘scared to death’ due to the male’s size and Lester’s age (84) and ...

Andrew Lester, the Missouri man who shot Black teenager Ralph Yarl in 2023, has died just days after pleading guilty to a ...

Andrew D. Lester, 86, was awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty last week to felony assault in the 2023 shooting of Ralph ...

On Wednesday, the Clay County Prosecutor’s Office announced the passing of a man recently convicted of second-degree assault.

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

Andrew Lester's guilty plea took less than 30 minutes Friday in a Clay County courtroom. The case has taken up nearly two ...

More: Maps, timeline show what we know about Ralph Yarl, 16, shot by homeowner in Kansas City. Yarl ran to multiple homes ...

The man accused of shooting a teenager who went to the wrong Kansas City house has entered a guilty plea to a lesser charge.

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