14-year-old shoots sleeping dad
Posted by Deborah Clark Ebel on September 21, 2009
In May, 2009, 14-year-old Zachary Neagle of Caldwell, Idaho, allegedly shot and killed his sleeping father. Zachary is being charged as an adult with the crime of murder and was initially held in an adult prison before being transferred to a juvenile facility. He is currently held there under a $300,000 bond. While there is a gag order on the case, it has been rumored that Zachary was the victim of sexual and physical at the hands of his father. As a young teen—and assuming the allegations of serious abuse are true—Zachary may have felt he had no alternative. His trial is set for November.
I would like to suggest the following to call attention to Zachary’s situation:
This Halloween, everyone in Caldwell—everyone anywhere who is a supporter of Zachary and justice for young offenders—wear a yellow shirt and pants (black pants if yellow pants are not available) and wrap a chain around your waist (metal or plastic, available at Home Depot or Lowe’s) and maybe even manacle yourself with FAKE handcuffs. You can print a message to Zachary on the back of the shirt. Do it for Zachary. And for kids’ justice.
