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Superior Court Judge Roger C. Chan ruled that
the suspect, who is from Tracy, Calif., would remain in custody
in San Francisco as the case proceeds.
The suspect's representative, Deputy Public Defender Bob Dunlap,
said of his client, "He's very sorry, genuinely, that this did
happen, as is his family. I can say on their behalf as well as
on my own behalf that our thoughts go out to the Pearsall family
and Mr. Pearsall himself."
The suspect is charged with multiple felonies, including
attempted murder, assault with a semiautomatic firearm and
attempted second-degree robbery.
District attorney Brooke Jenkins said prosecutors are deciding
whether to ask that the suspect be tried as an adult, something
Dunlap opposes.
"I'm certainly hoping that they don't do that," Dunlap said. "I
think my client certainly should be treated as a juvenile. He is
a juvenile. It's very rare for a transfer to occur. This is an
obviously serious case, a shooting. But in the normal course of
events, this would not warrant a transfer and I hope it doesn't
in this case."
Pearsall, the 49ers' first-round draft pick in April, was
released from the hospital on Sunday and did not sustain any
nerve or organ damage, general manager John Lynch said.
The suspect sustained a gunshot wound in the incident, though
the bullet that hit his left arm did no significant damage,
according to Dunlap.
At the time of the shooting, Pearsall was shopping for luggage
following an autograph session.
Lynch said Tuesday that Pearsall, who turns 24 next week, is
back in the building with the 49ers and doing well. He was
placed on the reserve/non-football injury list Monday and will
miss at least the first four games of the season. But that
wasn't Lynch's biggest concern.
"Nothing short of miraculous that he came out of this as good as
he did," Lynch said.
Pearsall wants to rejoin his teammates on the field.
"I think some of his earliest concerns was when he could play,"
Lynch said.
"First and foremost," he continued, "we're gonna make sure that
he's all good and, and ready to go."
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