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Only one student charged in Center Grove locker room assault

Published on September 12, 2006 by Trench Reynolds in Center Grove and Hazing. 0 Comments

Center Grove locker room assault case closed:

I originally posted about the Center Grove High hazing incident here. Let me refresh your memory…

The boy said another youth pinned him to the floor and told others to take a “free shot.” Several team members then allegedly struck and kicked him.

The boy also told police that another boy dropped his own pants, then rubbed his buttocks on the boy’s head.

Finally, the boy said that while he was pinned down, an unknown upperclassman placed a 2-foot round metal rod next to him and said, “Defend yourself.” The older boy then allegedly attempted to insert the rod into the youth’s rectum.

But now charges are only being brought against one of the attackers…

Only one youth — a 15-year-old freshman player — has a case against him, and it will remain in juvenile court instead of being waived to adult court.

Although several players were accused, proceedings were dropped against all except the one teen.

Here’s the best part…

Center Grove Schools Superintendent Candace Milhon-Baer said Aug. 7 the incident should not be classified as hazing but bullying. She has said privacy prohibits her from discussing any part of any action that will be taken against the student.School officials and coaches met with football players and other students about the existing bullying policy, she said.

Remember kids, according to Center Grove High attempted sodomy is just bullying.

Attempted hazing rape at Center Grove High

Published on August 6, 2006 by Trench Reynolds in Center Grove and Hazing. 0 Comments

Police: Center Grove teen assaulted in locker room:

Police in Johnson County are investigating allegations that a Center Grove High School freshman football player was assaulted in a locker room by his teammates.

According to a police report, a 15-year-old boy said he was attending football practice and “horsing around” with some other students when they ganged up on him.

The boy said another youth pinned him to the floor and told others to take a “free shot.” Several team members then allegedly struck and kicked him.

The boy also told police that another boy dropped his own pants, then rubbed his buttocks on the boy’s head.

Finally, the boy said that while he was pinned down, an unknown upperclassman placed a 2-foot round metal rod next to him and said, “Defend yourself.” The older boy then allegedly attempted to insert the rod into the youth’s rectum.

When the boy screamed, which alerted coaches, the teammates scattered.

If Center Grove High sounds familiar it should…

This incident follows the March 2 arrests of four then-freshman Center Grove boys on charges of conspiracy to commit criminal confinement with a deadly weapon. Police said the plot included killing the principal and holding students and teachers captive for ransom.

Apparently this school has issues in a variety of areas. But again what turns high school athletes into prison rapists? Anybody have an answer?

Center Grove suspects get light sentences

Published on June 15, 2006 by Trench Reynolds in Center Grove and Plots. 4 Comments Tags: , .

School plotters get probation:

Three of the four boys charged in a thwarted plot to take over Center Grove High School and hold students and staff hostage will not go to prison.

Johnson County Juvenile Magistrate Marla Clark on Tuesday ordered two of them, one 15 and one 16, to enroll in a twice-weekly county program for help in making good decisions.

The two boys also were restricted to their homes for 60 days and can leave only to attend functions with their parents and to go to school or medical appointments.

The pair also is on probation for 18 months, during which they can have no access to weapons. Clark ordered participation by both sets of parents. Each boy was ordered to cooperate with educational plans, too.

The magistrate also instructed one boy to reside with his father and take all medications prescribed.

This would be funny if it wasn’t so pathetic. A program for help in making good decisions? What kind of waste of taxpayer money is this? Do they get cookies and naptime at those programs too? On top of that they only get 18 months probation and then a clean record. They had the means and the motive. Only by the grace of God did they not get the opportunity.

So add Marla Clark to the ever-expanding list of Bizarro Judges who refuse to actually punish criminals.

Center Grove ringleader sentenced

Published on June 10, 2006 by Trench Reynolds in Center Grove and Plots. 0 Comments Tags: , .

Teen convicted in school plot sent to mental health facility:

THe 16-year-old ringleader in the plot to attack Center Grove High School in Indiana has been sentenced to a mental health facility…

FRANKLIN, Ind. – The convicted leader of an alleged plot by four teenagers to bring guns to their high school, kill the principal and take students and teachers hostage will be treated at a mental health center. Hearings for the three other boys are scheduled Tuesday.

“Our main concern was that he not be returned to the community at this point,” Johnson County Deputy Prosecutor Jennifer Pinnick said of the 16-year-old boy who was described by authorities as the leader of the plot at Center Grove High School.

“Because he was in detention, he had not had any rehabilitation, and now I think he is going to get that,” she said. “It was a fair sentence.”

Johnson County Juvenile Magistrate Marla Clark, who must approve all juvenile plea agreements, ordered treatment for the leader at Damar Services in Indianapolis. He will remain on probation until he turns 18.

The private center serves school-age children with developmental disabilities, mental retardation and autism, as well as those with challenging and behavioral and emotional issues, Pinnick said.

Great, so he’ll be out in less than two years with a clean record. That will show these kids that we mean business. :roll:

Center Grove ringleader found guilty

Published on May 27, 2006 by Trench Reynolds in Center Grove. 0 Comments Tags: , .

Teen convicted in school-takeover plot:

The 16-year-old ringleader in the plot to attack Center Grove HIgh School in Indiana has been convicted of the charges against him…

A juvenile magistrate has found a 16-year-old boy responsible for planning the violent takeover of Center Grove High School, a plot that police disrupted after they were tipped off by other students.

Johnson Circuit Judge Mark Loyd said the teen could be sentenced to the Indiana Department of Correction until he reaches age 21. The boy’s fate will be decided June 8.

Police alleged the plot included killing the high school principal and holding more than 2,300 students and educators captive for a ransom of $4 million to $6 million.

Magistrate Marla Clark’s “true” finding against the ringleader is the equivalent of a guilty finding for an adult. In her written finding, filed Thursday, Clark said the boy took overt action to carry out the plot.

Clark wrote the boy engaged in a conversation with another teenager about his plan to take guns to school, cause the school to be locked down, round up all the students of the school and place them in the gym, confine them there and shoot some of them.

She also said the boy said he would demand money and cars.

Additionally, Clark found, the boy assigned other boys to check the school for people hiding and participate in other parts of the plan, including getting guns.

A list was made of students to be protected and, Clark said, the boy wrote out an outline of the plot.

Two of the other suspects have their hearing set for June 13th.

Center Grove suspects to be tried as juvenilles

Published on April 19, 2006 by Trench Reynolds in Center Grove and Plots. 0 Comments Tags: , .

Adult charges not sought in Center Grove school plot:

Following their psychiatric evaluations all four suspects in the plot to attack Center Grove High School in Indiana will not be charged as adults…

Johnson County Prosecutor Lance Hamner said today his decision not to seek moving the cases into adult court was based on the boys’ psychological evaluations and criminal histories.

“The psychological evaluations came back a couple of days ago and based on the information in that report, it seems most appropriate to adjudicate the cases through the juvenile court system,” Hamner said today.

Under Indiana law, a child must stay in the juvenile system unless the court orders the case moved to adult court, Hamner said.
While the boys will face juvenile court charges, crimes that would be Class B felonies if brought against an adult, they face serious consequences.

“In these cases, none of the kids had any significant juvenile record,” Hamner said.

Although the psychological profiles are confidential, the information in them would impel a court to retain the cases in the juvenile system, he added.

“Therefore, filing for adult court jurisdiction would not be appropriate under the circumstances,” Hamner said.

In the juvenile system, a defendant could receive incarceration in the Johnson County Juvenile Detention Center or be sentenced to a state juvenile facility under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections.

“If he’s sent to the Department of Corrections, he can be incarcerated up to age 21,” Hamner said.

I think they’re making a mistake but only time will tell.

Two Center Grove suspects released

Published on March 27, 2006 by Trench Reynolds in Center Grove and Plots. 0 Comments

2 boys ordered released:

Two of the four suspects in the Center Grove High School plot in Indiana have been released. And while one set of lawyers is trying the “our clients are retarded” defense. The fourth lawyer is trying the “my client is not retarded” defense. Huh?…

“There’s no ADA (Americans With Disabilities Act) action, no alternative school, and he is the only one without special needs and without federal guidelines in his favor,” Newcomb said. The boy’s parents do not want him to return to the high school and will not fight the expulsion in an upcoming hearing with the school, Newcomb said.

“We are going to seek alternative schooling for him,” he said. “We are working with the prosecutor because he has less culpability than some of the other boys.”

Translation: Your honor, my client isn’t retarded like those other 3 so he should be treated better than those 3 retards over there.

It doesn’t specify why the “non-retarded” one is being released but the article states one of the other suspects was released so his parents could set up supervised living arrangements.

Center Grove suspects to undergo psych evaluations

Published on March 22, 2006 by Trench Reynolds in Center Grove and Plots. 0 Comments Tags: , .

Tests on plot suspects ordered:

3 of the four suspects in the Center Grove High plot are being ordered to undergo psychiatric evaluations. It sounds like their respective attorneys are going for the “my client is retarded” defense…

Their lawyers told the magistrate the boys had mental and emotional difficulties. Also, each attorney said Center Grove administrators did not expel his client, allowing the three boys to continue their public education.

They have mental difficulties but yet they were smart enough to do this…

Parts of the freshman boys’ plan were outlined in a prioritized written list, documents said. Assignments included obtaining weapons and a getaway car, and freeing a list of preferred students from those taken hostage at a rally for the boys basketball team March 3.

Nice try there Johnnie Cochran. “If my client’s retarded than he must be pardoned.”

I’m not buying the motive either…

One motive for the plot was bullying by athletes against less physically gifted students, court documents said.

Then how does that relate to this…

Sheriff’s deputies later were told that one boy, designated the ringleader, planned to kill his parents before carrying out the takeover of the school and its 2,250 students for a ransom of $4 million to $6 million.

Still no word on whether they will be tried as adults. Their next court appearance is scheduled for April 4th.

Details revealed in Center Grove High Plot

Published on March 16, 2006 by Trench Reynolds in Center Grove and Plots. 1 Comment Tags: , .

Student is accused of plotting to kill 3:

The details of the plot against Center Grove High School in Greenwood, Indiana have finally been made public…

A Center Grove freshman was planning to kill his parents and principal before taking over the high school at gunpoint and demanding a multimillion-dollar ransom, court documents show.

The plot, which also involved three of his classmates, was exposed March 2, but court records filed Monday by the Johnson County prosecutor state that the 15-year-old ringleader told fellow detainees at the Johnson County Juvenile Center the next day that he eventually would carry out the plans.

He said he knew he would “either spend the rest of his life in prison or end up dead” but “at least he would die happy,” according to court records filed the prosecutor, Lance Hamner.
The documents detailed the plot and charged four freshmen — three age 15, one 16 — with conspiracy to commit criminal confinement with a deadly weapon, a felony.

The four plotted to take control of students and staff during a March 3 rally for the boys basketball team and demand at least $4 million.

One motive was retaliation against “jocks or older athletes,” according to the documents.

This kid’s parents must be thrilled over the fact that he was going to kill them.

Listen kids, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Jocks are not worth ruining your life over. When high school is over most of them will either be working menial jobs or in jail. Be better than them and don’t ruin your life or the lives of others because of them.

Center Grove 4 still in custody

Published on March 7, 2006 by Trench Reynolds in Center Grove and Plots. 0 Comments Tags: , .

4 students to remain in lockup, judge says:

The four kids accused of a plot to hold Center Grove High School are to remain in custody until the prosecutor decides on all the charges.

Outside the closed hearing, Deputy Prosecutor Jennifer Pinnick said keeping the students detained was “in the interest of the safety of the community.

Prosecutor Lance Hamner said he would seek to move the cases to adult court, with conspiracy to commit confinement with a deadly weapon, a Class B felony, as the likely charge. The possible penalty is six to 20 years in prison.

Here’s my favorite part…

Center Grove administrators probably will decide later this week whether to begin expulsion proceedings, said Superintendent Candace Milhon-Baer.

Later this week, they will decide on whether or not to begin expulsion proceedings. I come from a day when expulsions were instantaneous and irrevocable. You would think that arrests on conspiracy charges would expedite the process.

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