A teen killer whose light sentence was a lightning rod in efforts to recall District Attorney George Gascón has been charged with armed robbery after he was released early from juvenile detention.Jalen Amir Yoakum, 23, was arrested this month alongside two other suspects, and charged wielding a stolen handgun in the robbery of Rolex watches, according to an internal LAPD memo shared by reporter . In September 2017, Yoakum was 17 when he was charged with murdering 40-year-old Ontario Courtney, who police say was an innocent motorist mistaken for a rival gang member after his car broke down.
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