PARAGOULD, AR (KAIT)
– A 17-year-old girl charged with murder in connection to the stabbing death of
another teenager, had her case moved back to juvenile court this week.
According to Second
Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ellington, the 17-year-old girl
had her murder case moved back to juvenile court in the stabbing death of Nicholas
Zurosky on July 21, 2012.
Prosecutor Ellington
says the judge based her decision on the girls lack of criminal history, age,
and a troubled past.
Here is a timeline of
the events leading up to the murder charge:
- July 6 - Nicholas Zurosky shot 18-year-old Lisa Steele at
his home on Alice Street
- July 12 – Joshua Wallace stabbed Nicholas Zurosky to death
at Zurosky's home on Alice Street
- July 12 – Joshua Wallace hanged himself in the White River
Juvenile Detention Center
- Oct. 8 – The 17-year-old female was charged
with first degree murder in Zurosky's death
Paragould Police say
on July 6, Nicholas Zurosky and Lisa Steele were playing with a gun when the
gun went off, killing Steele. Police later named Zurosky a suspect in Steele's
death.
On the day of
Steele's funeral, police say 16-year-old Joshua Wallace admitted to leaving the
funeral, confronting Zurosky and stabbing him to death. Police say he blamed
Zurosky for Steele's death. Later that night, Wallace hanged himself in the
White River Juvenile Detention Center.
Prosecutors now say
that Wallace had interaction with the 17-year-old girl, and she knew of his
intentions but did nothing.
On October 8, 2012
prosecutors charged the 17-year-old girl, who is now 18, with first degree
murder in connection to the stabbing death of Zurosky.
A neighborhood
resident who asked not to be identified said people in the neighborhood were
used to seeing police presence at the home on Alice Street.
"The police had
been there on numerous occasions for different things, so basically when we
would see them we would just wonder what had happened because unfortunately it
was a regular occurrence to see police cars over there," she said. "These
kids all needed an intervention from what I've known of the ones I've heard
about."
Region 8 News will
continue to track this developing case and bring you any new details as soon as
they become available.
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