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.