Partial sealing of evidence in Andrew Lester's case for shooting Ralph Yarl.
A judge has partially sealed the case of Andrew Lester, who is charged with first-degree assault in the shooting of teenager Ralph Yarl. The judge ruled that the discovery in the case will be available to prosecutors and the defense, but will not be shared with the public due to the "wide-ranging publicity" of the case. Lester's attorney argued that the publicity has cast Lester "in a negative light" and has eroded his ability to empanel a fair and impartial jury. Yarl's family criticized the decision to partially seal the case, and his father attended Lester's hearing.