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Michael McLean, Freelance Writer
santa cruz, st elizabeth
A 15-year-old student of a high school in St Elizabeth was arrested and charged on Thursday, after he allegedly fought three police officers, causing one of them to be hospitalised.
The Santa Cruz police reported that acting on information, they went to a school in the area where the student was allegedly bullying other students and behaving badly.
He was reportedly approached by two of the police officers and spoken to, but he failed to comply to orders given.
Reports are that the lawmen were forced to apprehend him and he was taken to the police station. When he arrived there, the student again began behaving badly and allegedly engaged the two men in a fight in an effort to free himself. The officers were joined by one of their colleagues who tried to help to restrain the youngster.
During the altercation, the youngster allegedly pushed one of the officers who has a heart condition and he developed a seizure and fainted. He had to be rushed to the Mandeville Hospital where he was treated and released the following day. The youngster was charged with resisting arrest and for being armed with an offensive weapon.
He was held overnight in the lock-up and taken to the Juvenile Court the following morning, where the charges were dropped. The matter was dismissed because the investigating officer was absent and the presiding judge said that the police had failed to follow the proper procedure.
However, following the court case, the youngster was slapped with a new charge of assault occasioning bodily harm and is booked to reappear in the St Elizabeth Juvenile Court on April 18.
santa cruz, st elizabeth
A 15-year-old student of a high school in St Elizabeth was arrested and charged on Thursday, after he allegedly fought three police officers, causing one of them to be hospitalised.
The Santa Cruz police reported that acting on information, they went to a school in the area where the student was allegedly bullying other students and behaving badly.
He was reportedly approached by two of the police officers and spoken to, but he failed to comply to orders given.
Reports are that the lawmen were forced to apprehend him and he was taken to the police station. When he arrived there, the student again began behaving badly and allegedly engaged the two men in a fight in an effort to free himself. The officers were joined by one of their colleagues who tried to help to restrain the youngster.
During the altercation, the youngster allegedly pushed one of the officers who has a heart condition and he developed a seizure and fainted. He had to be rushed to the Mandeville Hospital where he was treated and released the following day. The youngster was charged with resisting arrest and for being armed with an offensive weapon.
He was held overnight in the lock-up and taken to the Juvenile Court the following morning, where the charges were dropped. The matter was dismissed because the investigating officer was absent and the presiding judge said that the police had failed to follow the proper procedure.
However, following the court case, the youngster was slapped with a new charge of assault occasioning bodily harm and is booked to reappear in the St Elizabeth Juvenile Court on April 18.