2 boys, 14, arrested in cigarette shooting death

[Pearl]

2 boys, 14, arrested in cigarette shooting death

Wed Dec 19, 12:43 PM UTC

BEAVER FALLS, Pa. - Police have arrested two 14-year-olds in the fatal shooting of a western Pennsylvania woman after she told them to "get a job" when they tried to bum a cigarette off her boyfriend.

U.S. Marshals say Marcus Velasquez and Todavia Cleckley were arrested Tuesday in a Beaver Falls home. Both teens have been charged in the Dec. 8 shooting death of 22-year-old Kayla Peterson.

Investigators say Velasquez and a third teen followed Peterson's boyfriend home and yelled profanities after he ignored their requests for a cigarette. Velasquez allegedly shot Peterson when she confronted the youths.

Velasquez is charged with homicide. Cleckley and 13-year-old Kyle Goosby Jr. face conspiracy charges.

Court records don't list attorneys for Velasquez and Cleckley. Goosby's attorney says he was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

[DefensiveCarry.com]

[OldVet]

"Goosby's attorney says he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. "

With the wrong people, doing the wrong things... I bet when they get sent off to the slammer they'll wish they'd followed her advice and got a job instead.

[retsupt99]

I hope Marcus and Todavia learn how to "Cha Cha'' in jail...their dance cards will be full.

[oakchas]

I'm glad they caught 'em, anyway... Wish it would be more final for them... but I doubt it.

[foxytwo]

Try them as an adult and ask for the death penalty. They will probably be let out when they reach 21.

[oakchas]

Try them as an adult and ask for the death penalty. They will probably be let out when they reach 21.

Care to start a pool on how long it takes them to commit another violent crime after they get out?

[mprp]

Care to start a pool on how long it takes them to commit another violent crime after they get out?

Preposterous! They will be reformed little angels after serving plenty of time. How is it that people just can't see that they are just too young to know right from wrong?

Psssst, oak...I've got a hundred says within a week from being let out when they're 16 and on probation.

[Stan6406]

Im gonna wager on camp until they are 21 then by 25 they are back in the system. The two junior criminals probably wont get anything. Great deterrent.