Students stab "snitch" after teen steals teacher's car, police say
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Six middle school students are facing felony charges after police said a teacher's car was stolen and the kids assaulted another student who may have talked about it, CBS Miami reported.
It happened last week at William Dandy Middle School on 2400 N.W, 26th Street, as reported by the Sun-Sentinel.
School staff told police a 13-year-old boy took the keys to a teacher's car on March 2 and the very next day, hopped in it for a short joyride. A school resource officer soon caught up to the sixth grader, who abandoned the car and was arrested.
The following day at school, five students, ages 13 to 15, jumped a classmate they thought snitched about the theft, police reports said.
The victim was stabbed several times in the leg by a pocket knife and suffered minor injuries. He was taken to the hospital by his parents and his condition is unknown.
Three boys and two girls were charged with aggravated battery and taken to the Juvenile Assessment Center.
The student who allegedly stole the car was charged with grand theft of a motor vehicle and placed in his parents' custody.