A 16-year-old high school student died after death stabbed struck in the neck with a pair of scissors during a fight at school on December 17th Ross S. Sterling from Baytown, Texas.
According to police and court documents cited PeopleThe event was triggered by a dispute between colleagues over the ownership of one evaporator with an estimated value of 21 dollars.
The suspected attacker, Aundre Matthews18 and older, was arrested and faces murder charges.
According to the public prosecutor’s office and the reports of Click2Houston And KHOUthe confrontation began when Matthews accused Andrew Meismera sophomore accused of stealing his vaporizer.
The surveillance cameras cited by Click2Houston showed that both young They entered a classroom together at around 10:30 a.m. (local time) and behaved in a friendly manner. Later, both asked a teacher for permission to go to the bathroom; That was the case according to the public prosecutor’s office and the reports at the time KHOUthe discussion about the THC device broke out.
According to Matthews’ statement to police, picked up by KHOUHe followed Meismer into the bathroom to confront him and search him for the vaporizer.
Both then left the bathroom and entered an empty laboratory, where, according to a student they quoted Click2HoustonMatthews filed suit, claiming that Meismer owed him the value of the evaporator.
The same witness reported that Matthews struck Meismer, resulting in an accident fight between both. According to the financial reconstruction collected by Click2HoustonMatthews said Meismer pushed him as he tried to search him, which reignited the fight and ended with Meismer punching Matthews in the head twice.
According to prosecutors, Matthews told police that he was afraid of being attacked and stabbed Meismer with the scissors. Moments later the witness noticed a large amount of blood starting from Meismer’s neck.
At that moment, the student asked for help and a professor went to the lab, where he appeared, according to the testimony provided Click2Houstonfound Matthews holding Meismer by the neck and trying to separate them. Meismer was flown to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead from a stab wound to the neck, authorities said ABC13.
The police of Baytown responded to the aggravated assault call at 10:42 a.m. and arrested Matthews the same day, according to court records cited by People. Matthews remains in custody on bail 3 million dollarsand is awaiting his next court date, scheduled for January 7th.
During the first hearing, Matthews’ attorney said, Gianpaolo Macerolarequested a reduction in bail $500,000with the argument that there were no previous convictions, as reported by KHOU.
The case shocked the school community and those close to the victim. Ikelle Fevriersaid Meismer’s partner KHOU that the young man was particularly valued by his companions and that the news caused excitement strong emotional impact in the student environment.
The school and families have begun making demands for stricter security measures. Safety and prevention in the educational area.
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