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Felony charges filed against 4 Texas high school football players over locker room hazing
Police said four students face felony charges after a 14-year-old was restrained, dragged into a shower and injured during the hazing incident.
- On Sept 3, four Boyd High School students were arrested after allegedly assaulting a 14-year-old student inside a school locker room in Texas. Police described the incident as violent hazing.
- Court documents indicate the victim was restrained and dragged into a shower by four varsity football players. Boyd Police Officer Ray Cannon said the student was stripped and physically assaulted.
- Security cameras captured a portion of the incident, which left the boy with bruises on his "back and shoulder area" and "bruises down his spine." The victim reported crying and screaming while attempting to escape.
- Felony charges of injury to a child and unlawful restraint were filed against 17-year-old Chason Lee-Earl Tucker, 17-year-old Noah Davis Stevens, and two juveniles. "There have to be consequences," Cannon said.
- Allegations involve coaching staff who reportedly witnessed the commotion but walked out of the locker room. Attorneys for Stevens claimed the situation "could have been addressed by the coaching staff.
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Police continue investigation into alleged assault of 14-year-old in Boyd High School locker room
Boyd Police Department investigators continued interviewing witnesses this week in connection with the alleged assault of a student athlete in the Boyd High School field house that has led to four student arrests and a separate Title IX investigation. Four Boyd High School students were arrested last week after police said four older football players forcibly took a 14-year-old boy […] The post Police continue investigation into alleged assault …
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