FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — The teen boy prosecutors say shot and killed Caleb Quick at a Clovis McDonald’s in April returned to court on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The hearing was just four minutes long and closed to cameras.<\/p>\n
The boy, whom Action News is not naming due to his age, walked in with his hands folded and wore a purple shirt.<\/p>\n
His parents sat behind him. Caleb’s father was on the other side of the courtroom.<\/p>\n
“I don’t think he realizes the devastation he’s caused for himself and my family,” Stephen Quick told Action News.<\/p>\n
He wants the boy – and the girl prosecutors say drove him away in a white Tesla — to be tried as adults. The teens have each denied murder charges.<\/p>\n
“We don’t want to put it out there that this is OK behavior for kids to do,” Stephen said.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors are now pursuing a high-stakes transfer hearing to move the case to adult criminal court, where the punishment is longer.<\/p>\n
The girl’s hearing is set for March. The boy’s is now delayed.<\/p>\n
“This is just a huge case, and there’s a lot, a lot of discovery, and so it takes a long time to go through it,” defense attorney Kathy Bird told Action News.<\/p>\n
She and co-attorney Mark Coleman are still combing through evidence and have hired a forensic psychologist to interview their client.<\/p>\n
They are looking for anything to keep him in the juvenile system and have found a possible defense.<\/p>\n
“I believe there were numerous concussions, and we’re delving into that,” Bird said. “There could be some traumatic brain injuries from the concussions.”<\/p>\n
“That’s an excuse,” Stephen said. He believes the alleged shooter knew what he was doing as he tracked Caleb for 13 minutes and followed him outside.<\/p>\n
“I had a concussion when I was in sixth grade. I turned out OK,” Stephen said. “I never put a gun to someone’s head and pulled the trigger.”<\/p>\n
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