Crime & Safety
Pre-Teens Get Into Fight at Lakeview
The following information was supplied by the Stow Police Department.
A 12-year-old student was said by police to have initiated a conflict with another juvenile student by striking him in the head with a stick at the school May 31.
The other boy struck back and was then pinned by a chair and choked by the student who initiated the fight, said officers. A male and female teacher present broke up the fight and separated the students.
The boy pinned by the chair had a scratch on his neck and blood on his shirt collar. He was treated by the school nurse.
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The case is being handled by Stow Youth Services. Assault, when charged to an adult, is a first-degree misdemeanor in this situation.
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