Suspect In 1984 Pleasanton Killing Appears In Juvenile Court
PLEASANTON (CBS / AP) -- A 43-year-old man appeared in an Alameda County juvenile court Wednesday to face charges in the killing of a 14-year-old Pleasanton girl nearly three decades ago.
Steven John Carlson appeared in front of an Alameda County Juvenile Justice commissioner to answer to a murder charge and an enhancement for allegedly using a knife to kill Tina Faelz in 1984.
Because Carlson was 16-years-old at the time, prosecutors must ask a judge to find him unfit for trial in juvenile court.
Though Carlson was ordered to return to juvenile court on Sept. 21, Deputy Public Defender Aundrea Brown acknowledged that she expected the case to be transferred to an adult court. She described the hearing in juvenile court as "procedural."
Authorities say they linked Carlson to the killing through DNA evidence.
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