Judge Rules to Seal Records Involving Andrew Lester Who Shot Black Teen Ralph Yarl

The Kansas City Globe e-Edition
Andrew Lester
Andrew Lester

Clay County Prosecuting Attorney Zachary Thompson’s office on May 16 argued against sealing records related to 84-yearold Andrew Lester, the defendant in a criminal case involving Lester’s shooting of black teenager, Ralph Yarl, 16, who mistakenly arrived at the wrong address (which was Lester’s house) in Kansas City’s Northland to pick up his siblings last April. The motion to seal the case recor…