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The second Fairfield teen accused of killing a high school Spanish teacher will stay in adult court, judge rules Thursday. The judge cited a lack of time in juvenile system for rehab.

A judge ruled Wednesday the case for one of the teens charged with killing his Spanish teacher with a baseball bat will not be moved to juvenile court.

A Des Moines psychologist testified in court Friday that Willard Chaiden Noble Miller, 16, is “ripe” for rehabilitation and would benefit from his murder case being moved to juvenile court. Miller and another Fairfield teen are accused of killing their high school Spanish teacher in November.

A psychologist testifying for the defense said Jeremy Goodale, one of the teens accused of killing a Fairfield teacher, could have successful rehab in juvenile court. A juvenile court officer said there is no treatment program for homicide defendants.

Judge resets reverse waiver hearings for Fairfield teens charged with beating to death their Spanish teacher with a baseball bat. Teens, who are charged as adults, are asking court to move cases to juvenile court.

Two teenagers accused of killing a Fairfield high school Spanish teacher had their appeals declined by the Iowa Supreme Court on Thursday. They had appealed a decision that would allow the public and the news media to attend a hearing about sending their case to Juvenile Court.

The second of two Fairfield teens charged with killing their Spanish teacher has filed an appeal, asking the Iowa Supreme Court to overturn a district judge’s rulings. The judge has suspended the case pending the appeal resolution.

Lawyers for Fairfield teens charged with killing a Spanish teacher argued a reverse waiver hearing shouldn’t be open to the public because confidential documents will be used as evidence. That information could be prejudice to the teens and prevent a fair trial.

The Iowa Freedom of Information Council has weighed in on motions to excluded the public from the reverse waiver hearings of two Fairfield teens charged with killing their high school Spanish teacher.

One of the Fairfield teens charged with killing their Spanish teacher is asking a judge to ban the public, including media, from a hearing later this month. The hearing is for a reverse waiver, in which the teens are asking the court to move their cases to juvenile court.

A judge will consider requests to move cases for two Fairfield teens, charged with killing their Spanish teacher, to juvenile court, where they would face much lesser sentences.

Two teens charged with killing a Fairfield High Spanish teacher want hearings to request moving their cases to juvenile court to be delayed until March.

It’s rare that teens and young adults commit murder, but four young Iowans are awaiting trial for just that. Two young men are charged with killing their families in Cedar Rapids, and two others charged in the death of their teacher in Fairfield.

The prosecutor in the case of two teens accused of killing their teacher said in court documents they surveilled her, ambushed her along her daily walk and dragged her into the woods.