DA ponders adult charges in Calif. mom killing

PLACERVILLE, Calif. — Prosecutors in northern California say they are considering whether to charge a 14-year-old girl as an adult in the stabbing death of her mother.

The girl’s 19-year-old boyfriend, Steven Colver, pleaded not guilty Monday and was ordered held without bail.

Authorities have not discussed Tylar Witt’s alleged role or motive. The body of 47-year-old Joanne Witt was found last week in her El Dorado Hills home east of Sacramento.

The charges against Tylar are sealed because of her age, but Deputy District Attorney Lisette Suder said after the hearing that the girl is charged with murder.

If convicted as a juvenile, Tylar would be freed at age 25. As an adult, she could face life in prison.

Witt’s attorney, Mark Ralphs, declined comment.