Johnny Brown denied youthful offender status in shooting case
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Johnny Letron Brown, 20, of Tuskegee, will officially be tried as an adult in the case involving the Dadeville shooting on April 15.

A youthful offender hearing was held Thursday morning where Brown’s lawyers argued he should be tried in juvenile court. Any defendant under the age of 21 can apply for youthful offender status and if granted, the maximum punishment would be three years in jail. 

Lizi Arbogast Gwin is the managing editor of Tallapoosa Publishers.