Current Events > San Diego teen going "hobo hunting" charged with first degree murder

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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/san-diego-teen-accused-homeless-womans-death-said-was-going-hobo-hunti-rcna98909

One of two teenagers charged in connection with the death of a homeless woman texted he intended to go "hobo hunting" before the violence, a prosecutor alleged Monday, according to NBC San Diego.

William Innes, 18, faces the most serious count, first-degree murder, in Monday's charges against the pair in connection with the homicide of Annette Pershal, 68.

Armed with an air rifle loaded with pellets, Innes fatally shot Pershal in San Diego's Serra Mesa neighborhood on or about May 8, authorities allege.

Police responded to reports of a woman down in Serra Mesa on May 8 and called paramedics, who couldnt determine why Pershal was unconscious, San Diego police said in a statement.

She was taken to a hospital, where doctors determined that she had been shot several times with a pellet gun and that the injuries were not survivable, police said.

Deputy District Attorney Roza Egiazarian said Monday that Pershal was shot in the head, a leg and the torso, according to NBC San Diego. One pellet ruptured her aorta, the prosecutor said.

Pershal was declared dead three days after she was found, police said.

Egiazarian said in court Monday that Innes sent a group text to contacts who included his co-defendant, Ryan Hopkins, 19, according to NBC San Diego.

It said, "I'm going hobo hunting with a pellet gun," according to the prosecutor.
Egiazarian said authorities found the possible weapon, a Gamo Shadow Whisper air rifle, in a search of Innes home, according to station.

Innes faces additional charges of possession of an assault weapon, banned in California, and failure to apply for serial numbers for two would-be firearms under state legislation designed to thwart ghost guns, essentially untraceable firearms that can be 3D-printed.

Hopkins is charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Prosecutors said he drove Innes to the scene, which NBC San Diego described as a parking lot.
Both teenagers, who live in the area, pleaded not guilty after their arrests last week. They remained in jail without bail, according to jail records.

That is, in fact, mens rea for first degree murder

this mf is 18?
hairline saw the writing on the wall and said fuck this
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/1/1/AAfc_TAAEvRj.jpg

UnholyMudcrab posted...

That is, in fact, mens rea for first degree murder

Literally went 'hunting'. Like jfc.

Yeah, the lady they killed was apparently a really sweet lady. She was homeless and took care of other people that were homeless.

Enjoy losing the best years of your life you stupid fuck.

Dude fucked around and found out

What an absolute monster.

How will he attempt to defend his actions?

Lock him up, toss away the key.

SaikyoStyle posted...

How will he attempt to defend his actions?

My guess is that he didn't think the pellets would be nearly as damaging, thought they'd just hurt.

And he'd be completely unaware of how little that makes it better.

May he never again see the outside of a prison cell. I suspect he has a history of abusing and killing animals too... creatures like this usually work their way up to doing something like this for fun.

ForsakenHermit posted...

Enjoy losing the best years of your life you stupid fuck.

Looking at him, I think his best years were already far behind him.

ArsGoetia posted...

this mf is 18?
hairline saw the writing on the wall and said fuck this
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/1/1/AAfc_TAAEvRj.jpg

I genuinely would have thought this pic would have been one of the homeless people.

This is what happens when homeless people are portrayed as animals and a menace by a certain political party.

mybbqrules posted...

This is what happens when homeless people are portrayed as animals and a menace by a certain political party.

Could just be shit parenting

mybbqrules posted...

This is what happens when homeless people are portrayed as animals and a menace by a certain political party.

Nah, San Diego has NIMBY's on both parties right now.

Its a bad problem. San Diego is going to be like San Fran soon if we dont get good politicians in here

In court Monday, Bajaj disputed the timing of the hobo hunting text, saying it was sent 12 hours after the shooting, the station reported.

So he hit her with the projectiles that ultimately proved fatal and then set out to do it to more victims. The lawyer intended to make him seem innocent and ended up making him look worse.

mercurydude posted...

So he hit her with the projectiles that ultimately proved fatal and then set out to do it to more victims. The lawyer intended to make him seem innocent and ended up making him look worse.

Maybe Mix really is a lawyer after all.

Dont think the murder charge will stick since he was intending to cause brief pain, not kill. Isnt that usually manslaughter or at least not first degree murder?

mercurydude posted...

So he hit her with the projectiles that ultimately proved fatal and then set out to do it to more victims. The lawyer intended to make him seem innocent and ended up making him look worse.

"If it pleases the court, my client did not send the text declaring his intent before killing a homeless woman. He sent it after killing a homeless woman declaring his intent to do it again. So therefore you must acquit." - this lawyer.

radical_rhino posted...

Dont think the murder charge will stick since he was intending to cause brief pain, not kill. Isnt that usually manslaughter or at least not first degree murder?

Nope. If you're intending to cause harm illegally, and that harm unintentionally kills someone, that's murder.

It's only manslaughter if what caused the death wasn't intentional, or at least wasn't intended to cause harm.