Gang fighters get years in detention by Cindy Morley, Fayette Daily News - 02/14/2008
Two Fayette County juveniles charged in connection with an apparent gang fight at Fayette County High School will spend the next several years in a juvenile detention center following a hearing Tuesday in Fayette County Juvenile Court.

According to Fayette County District Attorney Scott Ballard, one juvenile -- who recently turned 17 and is being linked with the Bloods as a recruiter for the gang, was ordered to spend four years in a juvenile detention center by Judge Tarey Schell.

He faced two counts gang related activity and another count of disrupting a public school, Ballard said.

The second juvenile, a 15-year old identified as a member of the Crips, was ordered to spend two years in juvenile detention for gang related activity and disruption of a public school, Ballard said.

"I am very pleased with this," Ballard said. "I think it will send a very strong message that not only will state prosectors not tolerate gang activity in our schools, the juvenile courts won't either.

"The juveniles must spend the entire sentence in the detention center. There is no early release," Ballard added.

A 17-year old is also facing charges in the incident.

According to Ballard, Andre Scott faces four felony charges of gang related activities including, being a gang member, being a gang leader, coercing others to be part of a gang, and racketeering.

He also faces a misdemeanor charge of disruption of a school.

Scott will be tried as an adult in Fayette County Superior Court.

According to Ballard, Fayetteville Police began investigating a fight at the school -- a "gang beat-in" that apparently took place in November.

"It seems the fight was videotaped with a cell phone, and Andre Scott put it on his myspace account," said Ballard.

"Several people were identified through the video."

Ballard said it appears the fight was between a member of the Bloods gang and Crips gang.

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