District Attorney to Retry Brandon McInerney for Murder of Larry King

The Ventura County District Attorney's Office has decided to retry Brandon McInerney for the murder of 15-year-old Lawrence "Larry" King at E.O. Green Junior High in 2008. McInterney was 14 when he killed his classmate because of Larry's sexual orientation and gender expression.

The first trial against McInerney ended in a mistrial when the jury couldn't agree on whether to convict Brandon of manslaughter, second-degree murder or first-degree murder. The defense does not dispute that Brandon pulled the trigger.

The Los Angeles Times quoted GLSEN Executive Director this morning in a story written before the retrial decision was announced.

GLSEN had hoped to the two sides could agree on a plea deal to avoid another painful trial.