The baby-faced, blond-haired boy led into juvenile court Wednesday in leg shackles and handcuffs showed no emotion even as the charges against him - including four felonies - were read.
The 11-year-old Deer Park youth and two Kennedy Heights juveniles, ages 14 and 15, are charged in a July 28 shooting in Deer Park where one woman was injured and a day care center was fired upon.
The 11-year-old pleaded not guilty Wednesday to two counts of improperly discharging a firearm into a school - residence, both third-degree felonies, and felonious assault, a second-degree felony. Hamilton County Juvenile Court Magistrate Allen Miller continued his case until Tuesday so tests on the gun can be completed.
Deer Park Police said the three boys, who were alone in the Webster Avenue home of the 11-year-old, fired 15-20 rounds from a .22-caliber rifle through the windows into two residential streets.
The 15-year-old pleaded guilty to firing into a school - residence and will be sentenced Wednesday by Juvenile Court Judge Sylvia Hendon.
The 14-year-old pleaded guilty to discharging a firearm within city limits - a misdemeanor - and will be sentenced Tuesday. He was not held. He and his nephew, the 15-year-old, agreed to testify against the younger child.
The 11- and 15-year-olds were returned to the Hamilton County Juvenile Detention Center in Mount Auburn where they have been detained since the shooting.
Assistant Hamilton County Prosecutor Angela Stout strenuously opposed Jeff Meadows' request for release of his 11-year-old client. "The state definitely believes he poses a threat to society," she said.
After the hearing, the 14-year-old youth and the mother of the 15-year-old said the 11-year-old threatened to shoot the other youths if they would not fire the gun. No such allegation was made in court or to police, authorities said.
Freda Methven, 82, of Glenway Avenue, was treated for a head wound and released. None of the 25 children at Ann's Tots Wonderland Inc., on Webster Avenue was hurt.
