convicted of aiding and abetting in the murder of 18-year-old Caleb Quick<\/a> and sentenced last Wednesday.<\/p>\nQuick was shot and killed on April 23, 2025, outside a McDonald’s near Willow and Nees avenues in Clovis.<\/p>\n
Investigators eventually connected Michael to the case through surveillance footage that led them to a white Tesla. Prosecutors said Michael drove the suspected shooter before and after Quick was killed.<\/p>\n
During Tuesday’s sentencing hearing, Alvarez said Michael did not fire the fatal shot but played a significant role in the events that led to Quick’s death.<\/p>\n
“She didn’t pull the trigger. She started a chain of events that led to the way that this offense was committed,” Alvarez said. “She was a contributing, a significant contributing factor in the murder of Caleb Quick and the way that it happened.”<\/p>\n
Before Michael learned her sentence, Quick’s parents addressed the court through emotional victim impact statements.<\/p>\n
Quick’s mother described the milestones she will never get to experience with her son.<\/p>\n
“No sentence can allow me to watch him grow older, celebrate his accomplishments, hear his voice, or see the man he would have become,” she told the court.<\/p>\n
Michael’s mother could also be seen crying as Quick’s family addressed the judge.<\/p>\n
Quick’s father, Stephen Quick, questioned how his son’s killing could be reconciled with the life Michael was able to continue living in the weeks afterward.<\/p>\n
“This is psychopathic,” Quick told the court. “She got to enjoy prom just two Saturdays after that. My son did not.”<\/p>\n
Michael’s attorneys asked Alvarez to impose a four-year term, while the probation department recommended six years. Prosecutors sought the maximum seven-year sentence.<\/p>\n
Alvarez ultimately agreed with prosecutors.<\/p>\n
While discussing Michael’s actions, the judge expressed concern about what led a teenager to become involved in the killing.<\/p>\n
“I’m not prepared to say it’s some type of psychotic,” Alvarez said. “Somewhere along the line, something is wrong and that’s quite concerning for the court.”<\/p>\n
Michael declined to address the court before she was sentenced.<\/p>\n
She will receive credit for time she has already spent in custody and has 60 days to appeal.<\/p>\n
Outside the courthouse following the sentencing, Stephen Quick said the punishment available in juvenile court is difficult to reconcile with a crime as serious as premeditated murder.<\/p>\n
“Usually you want 25 to life when a person does premeditated murder, but since they’re a teen, you know, we look at their age,” Quick said.<\/p>\n
Despite the loss of his son and the lengthy court process, Quick said he does not blame Michael’s parents for what happened.<\/p>\n
“This is something that shouldn’t have happened, shouldn’t have occurred,” Quick said. “Cassandra’s parents, I have no animosity towards them.”<\/p>\n
He said both families are now dealing with consequences they never expected.<\/p>\n
“That’s not anyone’s dreams to come and go to court or bury loved ones,” Quick said. “They’re just people that are experiencing the same grief that we are, but a different capacity.”<\/p>\n
The criminal case surrounding Quick’s death is not over.<\/p>\n
Byron Rangel, the 16-year-old accused of shooting Quick, is scheduled for a transfer hearing on Dec. 1. A judge is expected to determine whether his murder case will remain in the juvenile justice system or move forward in adult court.<\/p>\n
[RELATED] Central Valley families take fight over juvenile justice to state Capitol<\/a><\/p>\nMichael was convicted of aiding and abetting the murder by serving as the getaway driver.<\/p>\n
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