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Football: Stone charged with attempted murder

Los Angeles Times staff writer Ben Bolch
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Jerry Stone, Lakewood’s star senior tailback, was charged today with two counts of attempted murder in connection with a gang-related drive-by shooting Friday in Compton in which no one was injured.

The 17-year-old is being held in juvenile hall and faces a litany of charges in addition to the murder charges. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office has filed a motion to have the juvenile tried as an adult, according to spokeswoman Jane Robison. Stone is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday in Compton Juvenile Court.

The loss of Stone less than two weeks before Lakewood’s opener against Crenshaw is a big blow, though the Lancers still have a talented core returning with quarterback Jesse Scroggins, receiver Kevin Anderson, safety Dion Bailey and defensive lineman Justin Utupo.

--Ben Bolch

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Ben Bolch

Ben Bolch has been a Los Angeles Times staff writer since 1999. He is serving his second stint as the UCLA beat writer, which seems fitting since he has covered almost every sports beat except hockey and horse racing. Bolch is also the author of the recently released book “100 Things UCLA Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.” He previously covered UCLA basketball from 2010-11 before going on to cover the NBA and the Clippers for five years. He happily traded in gobs of hotel points and airline miles to return to cover UCLA basketball and football in the summer of 2016. Bolch was once selected by NBA TV’s “The Starters” as the “Worst of the Week” after questioning their celebrity journalism-style questions at an NBA All-Star game and considers it one of his finer moments.

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