G.I. teen wants Walmart shooting case moved to juvenile court

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) - A Grand Island teen wants to move his criminal case to juvenile court.

A hearing is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 22 at 1:30 p.m. where a Hall County District Court judge will hear the case against 17-year-old Yahir Cardenas.

He is charged in Hall County District Court with 19 charges following the May 2022 shooting at a Grand Island Walmart. Cardenas has pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him. Those include attempted first-degree murder,14 counts of unlawful discharge of a firearm from or near a vehicle, two counts of use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony and one count of first-degree assault. He’s also facing a misdemeanor criminal mischief charge.

Police were called to the South Locust Walmart in the early morning hours of May 14 after a shooting that injured another teen. Further details in the affidavit have been sealed from the public.