FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — On Thursday, a key expert testifying in the case of a teen girl prosecutors want tried as an adult for the death of Caleb Quick.<\/p>\n
“It seems pretty clear she was upset at Caleb,” Dr. Blake Carmichael said.<\/p>\n
The teen girl is accused of driving the getaway car, a white Tesla.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors are now arguing that she is fit for adult court, calling the psychologist to the stand.<\/p>\n
“There seemed to have been conversations and planning,” he said, “to startle and intimidate (Caleb).”<\/p>\n
“That’s not a reactive, rash reaction,” the psychologist said. “There was certainly some intent.”<\/p>\n
Click here for previous coverage on the murder of Caleb Quick.<\/a><\/p>\n For nearly two hours, Carmichael walked the judge through his 16-page report.<\/p>\n He evaluated the girl on five criteria, saying that of four of them, the juvenile system was suitable.<\/p>\n Only for one, the gravity of the crime, did he think juvenile hall wasn’t appropriate.<\/p>\n But the psychologist noted he never actually interviewed the girl.<\/p>\n “I did a consultation as opposed to a full evaluation,” he said, “largely because I was not allowed to meet with her.”<\/p>\n Carmichael says a complete evaluation could’ve changed his conclusions.<\/p>\n The judge then heard from the defense psychologist, Dr. Lisa Kalich.<\/p>\n “In my opinion,” she said, “I found that each of these factors would be more juvenile leaning.”<\/p>\n Kalich testifying that the girl “is capable of growth and rehabilitation.”<\/p>\n As the girl’s transfer hearing plays out, the mother of the teen boy, the alleged shooter, is speaking out in a now-deleted TikTok.<\/p>\n “The victim is an alleged rapist, and the detective confirmed there are six videos…,” the boy’s mother said.<\/p>\n Action News exclusively reported<\/a> those allegations last June, and Quick’s family told us again on Wednesday that they are not proven.<\/p>\n “It just feels like this was all just rumors and then this is vigilante justice off of a rumor,” Caleb’s father says.<\/p>\n The teen boy is now waiting for his transfer hearing later this year as the judge prepares a ruling in the teen girl’s hearing.<\/p>\n For news updates, follow Gabe Ferris on Facebook<\/a>, X<\/a> and Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n Copyright \u00a9 2026 KFSN-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n