The other students are awaiting separate hearings because they are all under the age of 16. 1 brawl that left 17-year-old Jonathan Lewis Jr. The four teens will remain held without bail, but a judge on Tuesday granted a joint request from prosecutors and defense attorneys to transfer them from the county jail to the juvenile detention center, citing the teens' safety.Īt least eight students between the ages of 13 and 17 have so far been arrested in connection with the Nov. The two 16-year-olds and two 17-year-olds are charged with second-degree murder and conspiracy to commit battery.Īfter court, District Attorney Steve Wolfson said his office chose not to bring a first-degree murder charge against the teens because, he said, the evidence shows that the beating was not a premeditated act.
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Prosecutors in Las Vegas have formally charged four high school students as adults with murder in the deadly beating of their schoolmate, a fight that was captured on cellphone video and has been widely shared across social media.
