We have an update to the Mavrick Fisher story.
Fisher is the 21-year-old deaf man charged in the death of 25-year-old Grant Whitaker, another deaf man.
Last week we reported that during the preliminary hearing a judge ruled Fisher was in felony violation on counts 1, 2 and 4.
Count 1 is murder, count 2 is assault with a deadly weapon and count 4 is grand theft of a firearm.
We know that many of our viewers are following the case closely and reporting on a *firearm* cause a bit of confusion.
So we spoke with the clerk at the Lake County Superior Court in California to get clarification on count 4.
According to the court docket, the district attorney officially charged Fisher with violation of California penal code 487-D, which references grand theft of a firearm *and* auto.
Fisher is charged with grand theft auto however the official paperwork filed in the court only lists grand theft of a firearm.
We were correct in our reporting and hope this clears up any confusion regarding this case.
Fisher is scheduled to appear in court again on November 5th for an arraignment and from that hearing a trial date will be set.
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