Will the pirate/terrorist get tried as an adult? CBS:

The bad news for the so-far unnamed teenager qua pirate-hijacker captured Sunday during a now-famous firefight is that he’ll almost certainly be convicted in an American court if and when he is brought to justice here in the States. The good news for the young man is that his time in confinement—both before and after his likely conviction—will be far more humane than he would receive were he to face charges in Kenya or some other African nation.
It doesn’t matter much that the suspect evidently is under 18 years old. Federal law permits the indictment of boys and girls for non-capital crimes. And since no victims died during the hijacking/piracy episode the death penalty would not be an option anyway following a conviction. Moreover, the circumstances surrounding any post-capture comments he may or may not have made shouldn’t be a big deal, either. The feds won’t need a confession here to be able to string together a very strong case. Captain Richard Phillips’ testimony, alone, with the help of a little Navy videotape, would probably be enough to generate a conviction.