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| 2 Columbus teens among youngest in juvenile prison |
| By dispatch.com - John Futty |
| Published: 10/03/2013 |
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When two Columbus boys ages 13 and 14 arrive at the Ohio Department of Youth Services on delinquency murder charges, they will be among the youngest offenders in the state’s juvenile-prison system. Of the 499 youths incarcerated in the system as of last week, just 12 — or 2.4 percent — were younger than 15. The numbers don’t surprise Franklin County Juvenile Court Judge Dana S. Preisse, who can’t recall sending anyone that young to the Department of Youth Services in her 17 years on the bench. “There aren’t going to be many DYS candidates at 13 or 14,” she said. “At that age, we’re going to try other programs and other options rather than incarceration.” Davonte Johnson, 13, and Eric Thomas, 14, became exceptions last week when they admitted their roles in the shooting death of a 43-year-old man in a Near East Side park and were committed to the youth-prison system, perhaps until they turn 21, by Juvenile Court Judge Kim A. Browne. Each was convicted of a delinquency charge of murder with a gun. As part of a deal with the county prosecutor’s office, they agreed to be confined in a youth prison for at least three years and to testify against the teenager accused of being the shooter, 16-year-old Steven Lee, if his case goes to trial. Lee’s case was transferred to adult court in July. His trial date is Oct. 1. Offenders younger than 15 are likely to be sent to juvenile prison only for extremely serious offenses because Ohio law requires that “graduated sanctions” be applied to the sentencing of juveniles, said Franklin County Juvenile Court Judge Elizabeth Gill. Read More. |
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