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Who Is Carson Peters-Berger? Why Teen Accused in Lily Peters' Death Was Kept in Adult Court
Prosecutors said the hearing could end the case before a November jury trial, while Peters-Berger remains charged with homicide and sexual assault counts.
Carson Peters-Berger, 18, is now expected to avoid the November jury trial in the Lily Peters case after prosecutors set a resolution hearing for 26 August, a key step in the prosecution over the 2022 death of his 10-year-old cousin in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. The case has remained in adult court even though Peters-Berger was 14 when he was charged, after a judge and the Wisconsin Court of Appeals rejected a request to transfer proceedings to …