Austin teen sentenced to 5 years in firearm case
(ABC 6 News) – An Austin teen accused of possessing a gun in connection with a fatal shooting received a 60-month (5-year) prison sentence May 8.
Owyn Enrique Raul Bellikka received 63 days’ credit for time spent at the Mower County Jail.
Bellikka was taken into custody after law enforcement arrested a 16-year-old suspect for the alleged murder of Opoka James Bot Lob Nathanael.
Court documents alleged that video footage showed the 16-year-old firing a gun, then handing it to Bellikka, who also fired the weapon.
A review of Bellikka’s criminal history shows he was previously adjudicated delinquent for 2nd-degree assault with a dangerous weapon dated July 12, 2023.
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(ABC 6 News) — An Austin teen has entered a guilty plea for illegal possession of a firearm.
Owyn Enrique Raul Bellikka, 18, was charged after video recovered by police showed him shooting guns with the juvenile suspect in a fatal shooting that happened in February.
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The plea comes after Bellikka initially pleaded not guilty on March 17.
Bellikka’s next court date has not been set.