LIBERTY, Mo. (WDAF) – A man accused of shooting a Kansas City teenager nearly two years ago will change his "not guilty" plea in a last-minute hearing on Friday, multiple sources tell Nexstar's WDAF.

The trial for 86-year-old Andrew Lester, which was set to take place in just a few days, will not be happening.

It's something no one really saw coming until just a few weeks ago, according to sources, there was every indication that he was going to fight the charges against him for assault and armed criminal action. Lester's lawyer, Steve Salmon, even said at one point that from his view the state getting a conviction would be hard.

Nexstar's WDAF spoke exclusively with Yarl’s mother, Cleo Nagbe, about the plea change.

"It's something that will still provide some accountability for what has been done, and also give Ralph something that he does not have to relive what happened on April 13,” Nagbe said.

In April 2023, investigators say

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