One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today.
This archival content was originally written for and published on KPCC.org. Keep in mind that links and images may no longer work — and references may be outdated.
Riverside boy accused of killing neo-Nazi dad makes court appearance
April 30, 2011: Riverside, Calif. - Jeff Hall's son sits on the stairs holding his shoe and eating a sandwich while an NSM (National Socialist Movement) member stands near him an hour after a monthly meeting for the NSM California was held in Hall's Riverside home. This is the son who allegedly killed his father.
(
Courtesy Julie Platner/Redux
)
Listen
0:56
Riverside boy accused of killing neo-Nazi dad makes court appearance
Riverside boy accused of killing neo-Nazi dad makes court appearance
A judge in Riverside postponed the Monday arraignment of an 11-year-old boy accused of murdering his white supremacist father earlier this year. Attorneys requested more time for specialists to evaluate the child’s behavior and state of mind.
The court set a new hearing next month. That’s when it might formally arraign the boy and his attorneys may enter a plea. During the five months he’s been in custody, he’s had a birthday.
His father was Jeff Hall, a rising figure in the neo-Nazi movement who led frequent demonstrations across Southern California. The boy said he shot and killed his father to stop him from physically abusing him and his stepmother.
The boy’s public defender wants more time to assess the boy’s mental health. Prosecutors requested a record of the boy’s behavior while in custody.
Before he’d turned 10, authorities removed him from more than half a dozen schools because of violent outbursts and other difficulties. At the time of the shooting, he was being homeschooled by his parents.
The court granted the boy visitation time with his grandmother and stepmother. He’s turned down visitation requests from his biological mother; she lost parental custody about seven years ago.
If he’s convicted, the child faces, at most, 14 years in custody.
One year ago, Congress voted to defund public media, eliminating a critical $1.7 million from our budget every year going forward. But they couldn’t silence us, and we’re not going anywhere. LAist is now 100% community funded and that means we’re taking our future into our own hands and turning to you to keep local reporting strong.
You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our nonprofit newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our communities. We are free to follow facts wherever they lead and to hold power to account without fear or favor. Our only loyalty is to our readers and listeners and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen Southern California’s communities.
If this story helped you, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our nonprofit newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our communities. We are free to follow facts wherever they lead and to hold power to account without fear or favor. Our only loyalty is to our readers and listeners and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen Southern California’s communities.
If this story helped you, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
Senior Vice President News, Editor in Chief
