San Francisco DA announces charges against teen suspect in shooting of 49ers rookie Ricky Pearsall

COULD LEAD TO PRICE INCREASES. HERE IS BROOK JENKINS. >> AND I'M HERE TO ANNOUNCE THE CHARGES IN CONNECTION TO THE INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON AUGUST 31, 2024 IN UNION SQUARE WITH REGARD TO VICTIM RICKY PEARSALL. BEFORE I GET INTO THE CHARGES, I JUST FIRST WANT TO EXTEND MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS WITH THE VICTIM AND WITH HIS FAMILY AND TEAMMATES, WHO I KNOW HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY TRAUMATIZED BY WHAT HAPPENED. AND I ALSO KNOW THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN TRAUMATIZED. NOW IT'S MY JOB AND MY OFFICE'S JOB TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY IN THIS CASE AND THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH ENSURING SAN FRANCISCO HAS A LEVEL OF PUBLIC SAFETY THAT DOESN'T CONTRIBUTE TO THESE TYPES OF EVENTS HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE. WE HAVE NOW, UPPED THE FOLLOWING CHARGES AGAINST THE MINOR WHO COMMITTED THE OFFENSE ON AUGUST 31. AND IN ADDITION TO OTHER CHARGES, WE HAVE FILED ATTEMPTED MURDER INCLUDING ALLEGATIONS OF PERSONAL DISCHARGE OF A FIREARM. AND PERSONAL AND INTENTIONAL DISCHARGE OF THAT FIREARM. WE HAVE ALSO CHARGED ASSAULT WITH A SEMI AUTOMATIC FIREARM, AS WELL AS AN ATTEMPTED SECOND-DEGREE ROBBERY CHARGE. WE EXPECT HIM TO BE ARRAIGNED TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 1:30 P.M. AT THE YOUTH GUIDANCE CENTER HERE IN SAN FRANCISCO. AND AGAIN, AT THIS TIME BECAUSE WE ARE DEALING WITH THE MINOR, THERE IS VERY LITTLE THAT I CAN SHARE BEYOND WHAT I HAVE JUST SAID WITH RESPECT TO THE CHARGES AND WITH RESPECT TO HOW THINGS WILL MOVE FORWARD. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. AT THIS TIME THE CHARGES WILL BE FILED IN THE JUVENILE COURT NO HONGER CAN THEY CHOOSE TO FILE THOSE CHARGES AGAINST THE MINOR IN ADULT COURT. TO REQUEST A TRANSFER HEARING, WHICH WILL REQUIRE THAT JUDGE RULE ON THE MINOR'S FITNESS TO BE TRANSFERRED TO ADULT COURT. IT MEANS THE JUVENILE SYSTEM WOULD NOT BE EQUIPPED. MY OFFICE WILL REVIEW THE CASE MORE QUICKLY TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT WE WILL SEEK THAT FITNESS HEARING. >> HOW LONG UNTIL YOU MAKE THAT DECISION? >> THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT WE HAVE TO DECIDE WHETHER TO SEEK IT WILL DEPEND ON WHICH THEY PROCEED WITH THE CASE. SO TOMORROW, THE DEFENSE WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE A DETERMINATION ON WHETHER THEY WANT TO MOVE FORWARD, MEANING THEY COULD INVOKE, WHICH WILL ENTITLE THEM TO 30 DAYS. IF THEY PROCEED IN THAT FASHION, THEN WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION WITHIN THAT 30-DAY PERIOD. IF THEY DECIDE TO WAIVE THAT RIGHT TO A 30-DAY TRIAL, THEN WE WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL TIME TO HAVE THAT CONSIDERATION. >> IT ENDS AT AGE 25. THE SYSTEM HAS TO LOSE THE JURISDICTION WITH NO SUPERVISION AFTER THAT POINT. [ INAUDIBLE ] THE JUDGE COULD ORDER THAT OR SHOULD THAT BE THE RESOLUTION. BUT ONLY IN THE JUVENILE SYSTEM, THEY WILL NOT BE TRANSFERRED OVER TO THE COUNTY JAIL. ONLY IF WE PROCEED AND ARE GRANTED THE OPPORTUNITY TO THIS CASE TO ADULT COURT WOULD HE BE FACING ADULT CUSTODY TIME. >> AT THIS TIME, THIS IS STILL A FRESH INVESTIGATION. WE'VE GOT ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO FILE THESE CHARGES WHERE IT IS PREMATURE FOR ME RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE A LOT TO REVIEW AS FAR AS NOT ONLY THIS CASE, BUT THE BACKGROUND OF THE MINOR. AGAIN, THEY'RE STILL GATHERING INFORMATION ABOUT THIS CRIME. WE WILL MAKE THE APPROPRIATE TIME WHEN WE HAVE ALL OF THAT. I CANNOT DISCUSS ANYTHING ABOUT WHETHER HE DOES. >> CAN YOU TELL US WITH A THIS PROCESS LOOKS LIKE GOING FORWARD NOW THAT HE REFERRED FOR CHARGES IF JUVENILE COURT. WHAT IS THE TIMELINE AND THE TIME FRAME? WHEN WILL YOUR OFFICE GET A CHANCE TO WEIGH IN? >> AND SO WHETHER OR NOT WE PURSUE A FITNESS HEARING WILL LIKELY IN THE TIMING OF THAT DEPENDS ON THE CASE. SO IF THEY INVOKE HIS RIGHT, THEN WE'VE GOT TO MAKE THAT DECISION IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. AND IF THEY DECIDE TO WAIVE THAT RIGHT, THAT MIGHT AFFORD US TO DO ADDITIONAL TIME FOR OTHER ISSUES IN ORDER TO MAKE A DECISION WITH MORE INFORMATION. [ INAUDIBLE QUESTION ] >> WHAT I INDICATED IN 2022, THERE ARE FIVE CRIME TYPES FOR 16 AND 17-YEAR-OLDS, FOR WHICH WE WOULD CONSIDER, INTENTIONALLY SEEKING TO TRANSFER THEM TO ADULT COURT. ATTEMPTED MURDER IS ONE OF THOSE CHARGES. AND SO AGAIN, IT WAS FOR CONSIDERATION. WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE FACTS. WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THEIR HISTORY AND A NUMBER OF THINGS IN DETERMINATION ON WHETHER WE THINK IT IS APPROPRIATE TO SEEK TRANSFER. I JUST AGAIN, DON'T HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION YET TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT DETERMINATION. >> AND WE KNOW HE LIVES IN TRACY. IS THERE A POSSIBILITY THAT YOU WOULD BE SENT BACK TO HIS HOMETOWN? >> YES. THAT IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE ACTUAL OUTCOME OF THE CASE THAT IT WILL BE TRANSFERRED BACK. [ INAUDIBLE ] >> THROUGH A REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE FAMILY AND WHAT THEY ARE. AND THAT IS WHAT I COULD SAY. OF COURSE, I WILL ALWAYS PAY OUR VICTIMS REGARDLESS OF THEIR STATUS AND THE UPMOST RESPECT THAT WE SHOULD BE INFORMING THEM. AND SO I NOTIFIED THEM OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING. >> AT THIS TIME, WE DON'T KNOW THAT JUST YET. THIS IS A VERY FRESH INVESTIGATION. IT'S ONLY BEEN A FEW DAYS. WE ARE RELYING UPON THEM TO BE ABLE TO DO THE ANALYSIS OF VIDEO SURVEILLANCE VIDEO EVIDENCE. [ INAUDIBLE QUESTION ] NO, AT THIS TIME I'M NOT GOING TO SHARE ANY FACTS OTHER THAN, OF COURSE, WHAT HAS BEEN DISSEMINATED TO THE MEDIA. [ INAUDIBLE QUESTION ] >> AT THIS TIME, AGAIN, WE JUST DON'T HAVE ALL THE FACTS JUST YET. IT TAKES SOME TIME TO DIG DEEP INTO OUR INVESTIGATION AND TO LOOK INTO THOSE THINGS. AND TIME WILL TELL AS THAT INVESTIGATION CONTINUES. I'M SORRY, WHAT WAS THE QUESTION AT THE END? >> SO THE SAN FRANCISCO POLICE, OF COURSE, THEY WERE DOWNTOWN LOOKING FOR EVERY POSSIBLE CAMERA THAT COULD HAVE CAPTURED VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT. IT TOOK PLACE, SORT OF OVER A NUMBER OF YARDS, I SHOULD SAY. AND SO THEY ARE ACTIVELY COLLECTING THAT AND REVIEWING IT TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD PUT TOGETHER FOR A FULL TIMELINE. BUT THEY ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THAT RIGHT NOW. AT THIS TIME AGAIN, I CAN'T SHARE HOW THAT INVESTIGATION IS GOING. [ INAUDIBLE QUESTION ] OF COURSE, I DON'T WALK INTO CASES TRYING TO USE THEM AS AN EXAMPLE, SO I WANT THAT TO BE CLEAR. IT IS MY JOB TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE CULTURE IN SAN FRANCISCO IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT IT WAS TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO. I TOOK OVER IN LARGE PART BECAUSE THE CITY WAS FED UP WITH THE FACT THAT CRIME WAS BEING OVERLY TOLERATED. SO I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THERE WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE WHEN PEOPLE COMMIT CRIMES. MOST CERTAINLY SERIOUS CRIME IN THIS NATURE. REGARDLESS OF THE STATUS OF THE VICTIM, MY JOB AND MY OFFICE'S JOB IS TO ENSURE WE HAVE APPROPRIATE CONSEQUENCES, AND I DO WANT IT TO SPREAD FAR AND WIDE THAT IT WILL BE THE CASE WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS IN SAN FRANCISCO. >> THE LAW PROHIBITS US FROM NAMING HIM AS A MINOR. >> THERE IS ATTEMPTED MURDER WITH THE ALLEGATIONS OF INTENTIONAL DISCHARGE OF THE FIREARM. ASSAULT WITH THE SEMI AUTOMATIC FIREARM AND ATTEMPTED SECOND-DEGREE ROBBERY. [ INAUDIBLE QUESTION ] >> AT THIS TIME WE DON'T KNOW IF HE WAS ALONE OR ACTING WITH OTHERS. THAT IS A PART OF THE INVESTIGATION. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, A LOT GOES INTO THESE INVESTIGATIONS THAT WILL REQUIRE A LOT OF REVIEWS OF VIDEO SURVEILLANCE EVIDENCE AND OTHER THINGS. SO IS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THAT INVESTIGATION, AND WE ARE WAITING TO SEE. [ INAUDIBLE QUESTION ] SO I CANNOT GET INTO HIS CRIMINAL HISTORY IF IT EXISTS BECAUSE OF THE FACT HE'S A MINOR. I'M NOT AT LIBERTY TO CONFIRM OR DENY THAT. YES, THE CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED NOW. >> OKAY, THANK YOU, ALL. >> THANKS. >> THAT WAS SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT ATTORNEY, BROOK JENKINS, ANNOUNCING CHARGES IN THE SHOOTING OF RICKY PEARSALL. HE WILL