In re J.S. CA5

FACTS

On December 1, 2023, Maria T. (Maria) was eating lunch in her car, a gray BMW sedan, while parked in a parking lot, when minor and another male subject knocked on her window and told her to get out of the car. Maria hesitated, but minor then showed her that he had a gun and told her to get out, so she did. Minor and the other subject then left in Maria’s BMW. Maria called the police. Later the same day, police were contacted regarding the theft of five hoodies and five beanies from a gas station convenience store. Tulare Police Officer Hector Negrete watched the store’s surveillance video recordings of the incident2 from inside the store and outside in the parking lot. Negrete testified that “a younger Hispanic male entered the convenience store wearing a gray hoodie” and “took items, not paying for them.… That same subject entered a dark-colored BMW four-door sedan that matched the description of a carjacking vehicle from earlier that day.” Negrete testified he was able to identify the subject in the videos as minor, because Negrete grew up in the same community as minor, and that minor was known as “Babyface.” Negrete testified that the videos showed minor getting into a…