Both Rangel\u2019s attorney, Kathy Bird, and Fresno County Senior District Attorney Kendall Reynolds said they needed more time to solidify experts for the transfer hearing, which will decide whether the teen is tried as an adult or juvenile.<\/p>\n
One of the attorneys for the teen has pointed to an alleged sex assault<\/a> by Quick caught on video as the motive for the slaying.<\/p>\n The teen girl accused of being the getaway driver, Cassie Michael<\/a>, has her next hearing set for April 13.<\/p>\n Quick\u2019s father, Stephen Quick, said outside the courthouse he\u2019s not interested in the court rushing into any decisions, but the case can weigh on him as it has continued to linger for almost a year.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to the resolution that both of these would get transferred to a criminal case,\u201d the elder Quick said. \u201cIt would really be disheartening for the community if either of these two would be retained in the juvenile system when they\u2019re out in four to five years for committing such a heinous crime.\u201d<\/p>\n If the teens are tried as adults, they face significantly greater sentences<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tried and convicted as juveniles, they each face up to seven years of confinement or up until they turn 25, prosecutors say. As adults, Michael would face 26 years to life for participating in the slaying while Rangel would potentially be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n At the end of each hearing for either of the teens, a judge has granted them one phone call to a parent within 24 hours of the hearing. Quick said granting those calls is often a reminder to him that he can never again talk to his son.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve got voicemails that I\u2019ve saved since he\u2019s been gone that I still listen to. I would love a phone call,\u201d he said. \u201cChristmas was very hard, you know. Easter is coming up now. A lot of milestones that he\u2019s no longer going to be a part of. I would love a phone call with my son.\u201d<\/p>\n He said his son planned to join the Air Force and hoped to be stationed in Japan, adding Caleb was interested in Japanese cars called JDM (Japanese domestic market).<\/p>\n The elder Quick said he was concerned that not trying the teens as adults would send the wrong message to potential offenders.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re talking about murder. We\u2019re not talking about shoplifting or going joyriding or stealing a car,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The juvenile court system has a greater focus on diversion, when the court prescribes treatment or programs to correct a person\u2019s actions rather than only a prison sentence. The rehabilitation is less of a factor for those convicted as adults, experts say.<\/p>\n The perspective in California of how the courts treat young people who commit crimes has changed in recent years<\/a>. Some science shows a person\u2019s brain does not finish developing until mid- to late 20s, and the Supreme Court made note of that in its decision in Graham vs. Florida in 2010<\/a> in which the justices ruled life sentences cannot be given to minors who commit \u201cnon-homicide crime.\u201d<\/p>\n California also has parole hearings specific to youthful offenders, which includes offenders younger than 26.<\/p>\n This story was originally published February 26, 2026 at 1:06 PM.<\/p>\n Related Stories from Fresno Bee<\/p>\n Stephen Quick spoke to reporters Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, after a hearing for the teenager accused of the Clovis shooting death of Quick\u2019s son, 18-year-old Caleb Quick. THADDEUS MILLER tmiller@fresnobee.com <\/p>\n