The transfer hearing was estimated to last about five days and feature as many as 15 witnesses, according to Senior District Attorney Kendall Reynolds of the Fresno County District Attorney\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n
Reynolds told Judge David C. Kalemkarian he had obtained a report from an expert psychologist for the case. Reynolds said he wanted time to review the report and that was partly why the court date was set further out.<\/p>\n
Psychologists play a major factor in transfer hearings. Two testified in the transfer hearing for Cassie Michael, who was also 16<\/a> when she was accused of being the getaway driver for Rangel, her boyfriend.<\/p>\n Both psychologists ultimately weighed that Michael could be rehabilitated. A Fresno County judge ruled that Michael should stay within the juvenile system<\/a>.<\/p>\n Rangel did not speak Tuesday during his appearance in the court, where he was represented by attorney Kathy Bird.<\/p>\n Stephen Quick, the father of Caleb, said he was not looking forward to the hearing. He said he was disappointed the court ruled to keep Michael in the juvenile system and had low expectations that Rangel would be treated any differently.<\/p>\n \u201cNow we got a transfer hearing for the shooter here, it\u2019s just kind of having to relive it a couple more times, go through the whole scenario (and) everything again,\u201d he said outside the courthouse. \u201cSo it\u2019s going to be tough.\u201d<\/p>\n Rangel has been charged with murder with enhancements including intentional discharge of a firearm and lying in wait to commit the killing.<\/p>\n The lie-in-wait shooting of Caleb Quick<\/p>\n Prosecutors played surveillance video during the transfer hearing for Michael that they said showed Rangel committing the slaying. The footage showed a person wearing all black, including a hood and mask, walk up behind the younger Quick and shoot him in the back of the head at arm\u2019s length.<\/p>\n In a transfer hearing, the judge does not determine guilt by way of the evidence. The judge starts the hearing assuming the juvenile is guilty, and determines whether the teen is amenable to being rehabilitated. That determines if the teen can stay in the juvenile system or be treated as an adult offender.<\/p>\n Police said Rangel and Michael planned the killing as a revenge for an alleged rape<\/a> by Quick on a teen girl they knew.<\/p>\n Investigators said Michael acted as the driver in helping Rangel getaway after the slaying and helped to provide an alibi.<\/p>\n Michael\u2019s murder trial has been set<\/a> for July 28.<\/p>\n This story was originally published June 9, 2026 at 12:13 PM.<\/p>\n Related Stories from Fresno Bee<\/p>\n Stephen Quick, the father of Caleb Quick, speaks to media outside the Fresno County Courthouse on Friday, May 15, 2026, after a judge decided one of the two teens accused of killing his son will remain in the juvenile justice system. THADDEUS MILLER tmiller@fresonbee.com
Stephen Quick, the father of Caleb Quick, wears a button while he speaks to media outside the Fresno County Courthouse on Friday, May 15, 2026, after a judge decided one of the two teens accused of killing his son will remain in the juvenile justice system. THADDEUS MILLER tmiller@fresnobee.com
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Caleb Quick, 18, was killed in April at a McDonald\u2019s parking lot in Clovis, California. Caleb Quick’s GoFundMe <\/p>\n