The precocious schoolhouse elder charged pinch nan attempted execution of San Francisco 49ers subordinate Ricky Pearsall is “very sorry” for allegedly shooting nan rookie receiver, nan teen’s lawyer said aft his arraignment successful juvenile tribunal connected Wednesday.
The 17-year-old boy’s nationalist defender, Bob Dunlap, told reporters aft nan proceeding that his customer — who is besides facing battle pinch a semi-automatic firearm and attempted robbery — has expressed remorse complete nan Saturday shooting successful San Francisco’s Union Square.
Pearsall, a first-round draught pick, was changeable successful nan thorax during a botched robbery, and is expected to miss nan first 4 games of nan season.
The alleged shooter is “genuinely very sorry that this did happen, arsenic is his family,” Dunlap said aft nan arraignment. “And I tin opportunity connected their behalf, arsenic good arsenic connected my ain behalf, our thoughts spell retired to nan Pearsall family and Mr. Pearsall himself.”
“So location is genuine, genuine remorse successful that regard,” Dunlap added. “He is simply a young boy.”
The 17-year-old will stay successful custody successful San Francisco, Superior Court Judge Roger Chan ruled, contempt a proposal from nan boy’s probation serviceman that he beryllium transferred to his location region of San Joaquin — wherever nan teen has different matter pending.
Pearsall, 23, was shot erstwhile nan teen allegedly tried to bargain his Rolex watch astatine astir 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
The rookie fought disconnected nan robbery, but 1 slug struck him and different deed nan fishy erstwhile nan weapon went disconnected during nan struggle.
“Ricky wasn’t having immoderate of it,” San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin said cops told him of nan NFL player’s determination to conflict disconnected nan robbery, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The teen was quickly arrested arsenic he tried to fly nan engaged thoroughfare connected foot.
Officers aided Pearsall and nan fishy earlier they were transported to a infirmary for treatment, wherever nan rookie was listed successful “serious but unchangeable condition.”
The first-round draught prime had been signing autographs earlier successful nan day earlier he was shot.
Pearsall was placed connected nan reserve/non-football wounded database Monday.
Pearsall’s mother Erin, shared successful a Facebook station that he was “shot successful nan chest, and it exited retired his back,” missing his captious organs.
“He is highly lucky,” she said.
He will beryllium eligible to return for nan team’s 5th crippled against nan Cardinals connected Oct. 6.
Pearsall was selected pinch nan 49ers’ first-round prime successful June’s draught — No. 31 wide — and played 3 years astatine Arizona State and 2 astatine Florida during his collegiate career.
With Post wires
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