In re Thomas S.
A petition charged 14-year-old Thomas S. with vandalism over $400 to a 2010 Honda Civic, license plate number 6LMY945, in violation of Penal Code[1] section 594, subdivision (a) (count 1). At the adjudication hearing, Javier G. testified that on May 31, 2011 at 1:35 p.m., he was leaving Granada Middle School with Thomas S. and Adrian J. Thomas S. kicked the side of a red Civic as they walked by the car. The next day, Thomas S. sat on the hood of the Civic, banging the hood with his fist so that the alarm went off. Javier G. had told the principal that Thomas S. fell on the right front fender of the Civic, and told a detective that Adrian J. pushed Thomas S. into the car after Thomas S. told him to. Asked, “Going back to what you remember from what happened May 31, did you see any damage to the vehicle after that day?†Javier G. responded that he saw “[l]ike a dent in the side, like, the rear, like, the car door passenger side.†Asked whether he saw “any damage on the vehicle on the day that [he] said Thomas sat on the car,†Javier G. responded, “Yes. [¶] . . . [¶] On the hood.†Asked, “From him just sitting on the vehicle?,†Javier G. responded: “And banging his fist.â€
A deputy sheriff testified that when he went to the middle school on May 31, 2011, he saw damage to the Civic’s driver side door, the right front quarter panel, and the hood, including some damage to the right front fender.
Comments on In re Thomas S.