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California Boy 12, Guilty Of Murder In Death Of Neo-Nazi Dad


A California judge found Monday that a boy was responsible for the second-degree murder of his white supremacist father when the defendant was just 10.

Prosecutors had argued at trial that the boy, now 12, knew what he was doing when he shot 32-year-old Jeff Hall — a regional leader of the National Socialist Movement — and the slaying was premeditated.

Defense attorney Matthew Hardy countered that his client grew up in an abusive and violent environment and learned it was acceptable to kill people who were a threat. Hardy contended the boy thought if he shot his dad, the violence would end.

The boy, who is not being identified by The Associated Press because of his age, did not testify at the trial.

Riverside Superior Court Judge Jean Leonard heard the case without a jury.

Leonard said in the ruling that the killing was planned by the boy but noted the amount of abuse he suffered at the hands of his father had an effect on his life.

“This was not a complex killing,” Leonard said. “He thought about the idea and shot his father.”

The boy showed no emotion when the judge gave her ruling. A sentencing hearing was set for Feb. 15. He could be jailed until he is 23.

Prosecutors argued that the child killed his father to keep him from splitting up with his stepmother, who initially said she had killed Hall but then quickly retracted her statement. She was not charged in the case.

The boy’s younger sister bolstered the prosecution’s case by saying her elder sibling plotted the shooting days in advance.

Hall was shot at point-blank range with a .357 Magnum while he slept on a sofa in the family home.

The boy said in a videotaped interview with police that he didn’t think he’d get in trouble because he saw an episode of “Criminal Minds” in which a child killed an abusive father and wasn’t arrested.

Prosecutors maintained Hall’s white supremacist beliefs had nothing to do with the crime. They noted the boy had a history of violence that dated back to kindergarten when he stabbed a teacher with a pencil.

Hardy said he hopes the boy, if convicted, would not be sent to a juvenile lockup but rather be placed in a private facility that offers therapy, medical treatment and schooling.

(AP)



6 Responses

  1. A 10 year old child kills his father because of abuse. The child learned from his neo-nazie father and would up on the short end of the father’s belt, hand, or whatever. How does one expect the child to act gien his upbringing?
    Now, 12 years old he faces 11 years in some shelter or prison. How do you think he will come out at 23, a perfect citizen, or a potential killer?
    I would give the kid a medal and send him home to step-mommy.

  2. Blame guns, mental issues etc, I blame movies!
    All these killers are following their hero in some farfetched unrealistic movie.

  3. i agree with writer number 4 yes yosher koach, a natzi dead,bravo to the kid, he should absolutley not go to jail, that judge is totally screwed up,yes what he did was wrong by shooting, but look at who he shot? he shot a natzi, if it was anyone else, then i can understand the kid going to jail, but his father was an abusor,and a jew hater,and a child hater, this kid should go to a private facility and get help,but not go to jail, he will come out worse than ever, he will be terrified, he will hear and see all bad things,he will be a nightmare in another 12 years,he will be scared for life,that poor kid,he does not deserve to go to jail and we have to call up those judges and change their mind,and say yosher koach for what he did,i could just hug that kid right now if i could.

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