Brandon McInerney

Brandon Mclnerney, an eighth grader at E.O. Green Junior High School a middle school in Oxnard, California, United States. It is within the Hueneme School District. On February 12, 2008 at approximately 8:15 a.m. Brandon Mclnerney shot , 15, a classmate and an openly gay student. Although no officials have commented on the motive and "Prosecutors wouldn’t say what the hate crime charge was for. But, according to the testimony of students, King recently had come out as a homosexual and had begun wearing makeup and jewelry. Students said a group of boys, including McInerney, had had a verbal confrontation with King over his alleged homosexuality the day before the killing."

Criminal Allegations
"Brandon McInerney was charged as an adult - an option given to prosecutors for defendants 14-years old or older under Proposition 21, approved by California voters in 2002. If convicted, McInerney may face 50 years to life, with another one to three years added if he is convicted of committing a hate crime."

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