Mark Coleman Seeks Release of Teen Accused of School Shooting Threat Using New State Law

About the case

Renowned attorney Mark Coleman is using a new state law to seek the release of his client, Kyle Dwelle, a Clovis teenager accused of threatening to carry out a shooting at Buchanan High School's graduation. Dwelle has been in jail since his arrest in June and Coleman plans to utilize Assembly Bill 1810 to get him out on bail. The law, signed into law by Governor Brown as part of the budget bill, allows people charged with crimes, including felonies, to avoid jail time if they can be rehabilitated for a mental illness.

Coleman is using a new state law, Assembly Bill 1810, to seek the release of Dwelle, a Clovis teenager accused of threatening to carry out a shooting at Buchanan High School's graduation. The law allows people charged with crimes, including felonies, to avoid jail time if they can be rehabilitated for a mental illness.

Coleman argued in court that Dwelle is a good candidate for release in order to seek programs to help him with his mental illness. The Fresno County District Attorney's office will provide a mental health expert to re-examine Dwelle before a ruling is made, with the main concern being public safety. If Dwelle is granted release under the law, he would be held at a secured in-patient facility, but could be released and have his record sealed in the future if he can prove rehabilitation.