A youngster accused of hitting and killing a mom whereas stealing her automobile final yr might be tried as an grownup, in accordance with our media companions WBNS-10 TV.
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As beforehand reported by Information Middle 7, 29-year-old Alexa Stakely was killed simply exterior of Canal Winchester in July 2024.
Stakely was choosing up her 6-year-old son from a babysitter and put the sleeping little one inside her Honda, which she had left operating.
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Stakely went to get the boy’s merchandise from the babysitter when a suspect acquired contained in the SUV and started driving away.
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She jumped on the hood of the automobile to cease the thieves, however was thrown from the automobile and died from her accidents.
Stakely was a beloved instructor at Winchester Trial Elementary Faculty.
In keeping with WBNS-10, Ray-Yon Hawkins, who was a juvenile on the time of the crime, is accused of driving the stolen automobile.
A Franklin County Juvenile Courtroom Choose dominated that the teenager will face grownup prices within the case.
Sandy Stakely, Alexa’s mom, addressed Hawkins in courtroom.
“Do you keep in mind this woman on the hood of your automobile? Screaming? That is Alexa. That is Alexa. She is a human and he or she benefited the world,” Sandy mentioned.
Hawkins turned himself in to the police weeks after Stakely’s demise, in accordance with WBNS-10 TV.
The choose set Hawkins’ bond at $500,000.
Two different individuals have been charged in Stakely’s demise.
20-year-old Gerald Dowling was sentenced to seven years in jail in August and one other teenager is going through prices, WBNS-10 reported.
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