The case against the stepson of a school principal was dropped just weeks after Gilbert police arrested him in connection with a “Gilbert Goon” attack.
The father of the victim in that attack said a detective contacted him on Thursday and told him no charges would be filed against the teen for his role in the videotaped attack.
Richard Kuehner said police provided little explanation for the decision, just that no charges would be filed against the teenager. Five other teens arrested in the August beating at the Gilbert In-N-Out still face prosecution.
“I’m super pissed about this,” Kuehner told The Arizona Republic. “Where are people supposed to go for justice?”
Gilbert police Chief Michael Soelberg made no mention of the dropped case during his weekly news conference on teen violence at the department on Thursday.
The department, in an email Thursday night, referred questions to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office.
“Earlier this week, MCAO notified Gilbert PD that charges involving this juvenile were turned down,” the email stated. “At this time, this is the only turn down that Gilbert PD has received for arrests on this investigation.”