California teen, 17, previously tried as a juvenile for double murder, charged again with murder after his release

A 17-year-old California gang member charged as a juvenile in a double murder five years ago now faces charges in connection with another killing.

Shanice Dyer, a member of the East Coast Crips, was convicted of killing Alfredo Carrera and his friend José Flores Velázquez in Los Angeles because they were in the gang’s territory, Fox 11 reported.

Dyer was charged with first-degree murder by then-Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey and was scheduled to be tried as an adult. But when George Gascón took over as district attorney, he had Dyer charged as a juvenile.

She spent less than four years in custody before being released despite being convicted of two murders.

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Shanice Dyer, a member of the East Coast Crips, was convicted of the murders of Alfredo Carrera and his friend José Flores Velázquez in Los Angeles. (iStock)

Now Dyer is accused of complicity in the murder of 21-year-old Joshua Streeter.

“Our hearts break for the victim and his family. This is an unimaginable tragedy. However, it is highly unlikely that Ms. Dyer would have been transferred under any administration,” a spokesperson for Gascón’s office told Fox 11. “Under the law, there are five factors that a juvenile court would have considered and weighed in determining whether Ms Dyer was willing to remain in the juvenile system.”

“Of those five factors, only one factor, the circumstances and severity of the crime, weighed in favor of transfer to adult court,” the spokesperson said. All other factors weighed in favor of Ms Dyer remaining in the juvenile system. Given all this, it is highly unlikely that Ms Dyer would have been transferred to the adult system even if the court had held a transfer hearing.

When George Gascón took over as district attorney, he had Dyer charged as a juvenile. (Myung Chun/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

The other four factors, according to the spokesperson, are that Dyer was under the influence of adult men and acted at their direction, indicating that she did not have a high degree of criminal sophistication; that she had no serious criminal history at the time; the amount of time and opportunity left at that time to rehabilitate her in the juvenile system and the lack of prior opportunities to rehabilitate her in the juvenile system.

The District Attorney’s Juvenile Alternative Charging Evaluation Committee (JACE) was established in March 2022. Since then, 23 transfer requests have been approved by JACE for transfer requests to adult court, according to Fox 11.

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Dyer spent less than four years in custody before being released despite her conviction for two murders. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

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The approved cases include five transfer requests that were heard at the children’s court, four that were rejected by the court, one that was granted by the court and one that is still pending.