Over a year after the deadly shooting of 15-year-old Prince Michael Banner at The Marketplace, murder charges have been filed against the alleged teen shooter.
Prosecutors filed a petition on November 18 for charges against Albert Briseno Jr. alleging first-degree murder, possession of a handgun by a minor, carrying a loaded and stolen firearm and carrying an unregistered loaded firearm. According to the District Attorney’s Office, investigators and investigators with the Bakersfield Police Department executed the Ramey warrant and arrested Briseno Jr. on Monday.
Briseno Jr. is accused of killing Banner on October Nov. 10, 2024. Though Briseno Jr., 15 at the time, was identified as the suspect early on and turned himself over to police a few days later, charges were not initially filed…