GUILTY UT - Deserae Turner, 14, shot in the head, Smithfield, 17 Feb 2017 *Arrests*

[Eloise]

Police testimony: Teens conspired to 'get rid of' 14-year-old girl who was messaging boy

I'm quite flummoxed by this, honestly. I shouldn't be. But really?I have to wonder first and foremost not about these boys but about what on earth their parents have been doing for the last 14 years of these childrens lives that these kids have learned the way you solve the issue of someone annoying you with too many messages on an app is to kill them.

And no, I do not blame video games. That's lazy. It's parenting, 100%. If you raise your kids right it doesn't matter if they play video games (or read fantasy books/play DnD/listen to metal/rap or whatever boogeyman is the issue atm), they already know right from wrong and what consequences come from what actions.

It's why schools - at least where I live - are spending time teaching kids conflict resolution and relationship skills that kids should be learning at home, but aren't.

 

[0101ABA]

[h=1]‘I am tougher than a bullet’: Utah girl shot in the head released from hospital[/h]

Nine weeks after she was shot in the head and left to die in a Smithfield canal, 14-year-old Deserae Turner was released from the hospital Thursday.

Wearing a white T-shirt with the word "Happy" scrawled on the front, the teen said Thursday that her clothing reflected how she felt: happy to go home. Happy to soon see the horses that she loves. Happy to be alive.

 

[Elainera]

Wow I'm so glad to hear that! No major lasting brain damage? She was extremely lucky! How wonderful!

Go enjoy your horses Deserae!

 

[gitana1]

Police testimony: Teens conspired to 'get rid of' 14-year-old girl who was messaging boy

Yeah what's wrong with simply blocking the girl on social media? Something is wrong with these kids.

In any event, they've both been named and are being tried as adults. Deserae is doing well but has up to years of rehab.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=H8LLB3QYWos

http://www.sltrib.com/home/5275027-155/cache-county-boy-accused-of-shooting

https://www.yahoo.com/news/two-teenage-boys-accused-shooting-161254202.html

 

[cocomod]

https://www.ksl.com/?sid=46111876&nid=148&title=teen-may-change-plea-in-deserae-turner-shooting-case

LOGAN — A pair of northern Utah teens charged as adults in the shooting of a 14-year-old girl are set to appear in court Tuesday morning.

Court documents suggest 16-year-old Colter Peterson could enter a guilty plea. He is one of two teens accused of plotting to shoot and kill 14-year-old Deserae Turner in February.

A 9-day jury trial is slated to begin in November, but court documents indicate a change of plea hearing is scheduled for Tuesday.

Peterson is being held in the Cache Valley Youth Center.

His co-defendant, 16-year-old Jyzon Decker, also is expected in court Tuesday for a hearing. His trial is scheduled for February.

 

[cocomod]

http://www.sltrib.com/news/2017/10/10/boy-accused-of-shooting-deserae-turner-pleads-guilty/

A 17-year-old boy pleaded guilty Tuesday to shooting 14-year-old Deserae Turner in the back of the head in February, leaving the girl with lifelong injuries.
Colter Danny Peterson pleaded guilty in 1st District Court to first-degree felony aggravated attempted murder and a reduced second-degree felony count of robbery. A count of obstruction of justice was dismissed.

Peterson will be sentenced after a February trial for Peterson’s co-defendant, 16-year-old Jayzon Decker. A status hearing for Peterson is set for Jan. 29.

 

[cocomod]

http://www.cachevalleydaily.com/news/local/article_b1b68680-df68-11e7-adc3-4b1aa0e65f2f.html

A possible plea agreement may be coming for Jayzon Decker, the alleged co-conspirator in the shooting of Deserae Turner. The 16-year-old Hyde Park teenager has been given one week to accept a prosecutor’s offer or proceed to trial.

 

[cocomod]

http://www.cachevalleydaily.com/news/local/article_8276a17e-e059-11e7-b009-03f265545143.html

The 17-year-old Smithfield teenager who has admitted to shooting Deserae Turner in the back of the head and leaving her to die in a dry canal bed, appeared in court Wednesday, waiting to be sentenced. Colter Peterson, one of the two boys charged with trying to kill the then 14-year-old girl, stood before a judge, a day after prosecutors gave the co-defendant, Jayzon Decker, one week left to accept a plea deal or go to trial.

Peterson appeared before 1st District Court Judge Kevin Allen for a status hearing. He never spoke, while attorneys for both sides met in the judge’s chambers for 20 minutes before returning to the courtroom.

 

[cocomod]

They voted her Homecoming Queen <3

Utah shooting survivor named homecoming queen by classmates

 

[cocomod]

Still 'tougher than a bullet': Teen once shot and left for dead is living life to the fullest

Yet the teenager, who once told her attackers that she “is tougher than a bullet,” has managed to remain on track to graduate from Green Canyon High School in April, making up two years of work in one year.

“Lots and lots of work,” she said. “Lots of packets, a lot of online school.”

 

[YaYa_521]

Jayzon Decker given max prison sentence for attempting to kill Deserae Turner
February 7, 2018
SBM
The second teenager convicted of shooting Deserae Turner has been sentenced to at least 15-years in prison. Jayzon Decker showed no emotion Wednesday morning, as 1st District Court Judge Brian Cannell ordered him to serve the maximum sentence. [snip] Decker was ordered to serve 15-years-to-life for attempted aggravated murder, a first-degree felony, and one-to-15-years for obstructing justice, a second-degree felony. The sentences will run at the same time. Due to the defendant’s age, he will remain in a juvenile detention center until he turns 18, and is transferred to prison. [snip] Peterson was also given the maximum sentence of 15-years-to-life for attempted aggravated murder and one-to-15-years for robbery. His sentence will also run concurrently, meaning both boys will not be eligible for parole for at least 15-years.

 

[TwinkieDefense]

April 18, 2025 update - Such a sad story and what a brave young lady. Sympathy extended to Deserae’s friends and family.

Deserae Turner, Utah teen shot in 2017 and left in canal dies due to ongoing health issues

Deserae Turner, the Cache County teen who survived a 2017 shooting and was left in a canal, died Thursday night. She was 22 years old.Deserae had been in hospi

kutv.com

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She had signed a Do Not Resuscitate order and spent her final days surrounded by loved ones.

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