A Teen’s Sentence Sparks Debate About Justice, Choices, and Consequences…

A Life That Once Felt Normal Before everything changed, he was like many others his age.

A student.

A young person with plans, routines, and expectations for the future

A friend.

A young person with plans, routines, and expectations for the future

A young person with plans, routines, and expectations for the future.

He wasn’t defined by one moment—at least, not at first

Nothing about his early life suggested that his name would one day be associated with a courtroom, a life-altering sentence, and a national conversation.