Should prosecutors charge the juvenile suspect in Saturday’s fatal Longmont stabbing as an adult, it would be the first time in a decade that’s been done in a first-degree murder case in Boulder County.
District Attorney Stan Garnett has said he’s considering a request to transfer the case to district court, and prosecutors will announce their final decision when the 15-year-old is charged Wednesday in juvenile court.
“We are continuing to closely review all the evidence in the case,” Garnett said Tuesday.
The Lakewood teen — who has not been publicly identified — was arrested seven hours after police allege he fatally stabbed 19-year-old Makayla Grote at her Longmont apartment on Saturday night.
Prosecutors say the boy created a “death list” with Grote’s younger sister listed at the top. The sister was at Grote’s apartment showering when Grote was stabbed, and prosecutors say the suspect pursued the younger sister, too.
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