THREE TEENS TO STAND TRIAL IN ATTACK FIVE STUDENTS ASSAULTED AFTER PARTY.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Staff Writer PALMDALE - Three teenagers have been ordered to stand trial on charges stemming from an attack on five high school students who were beaten and stabbed as they left a birthday party. The five victims, who attended Highland High School Highland High School or Highlands High School may refer to: In the United States:
mistaken identity mistake n → Verwechslung f mistaken identity n , investigators have said. Charged in the case are Mark Nemback and Christopher Maurer, both 18 and, at the time of the incident, students at Paraclete High School Paraclete High School is a Catholic High School in Lancaster, CA operated independently of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. 186 seniors graduated in the 2006-2007 school year. . Also charged is Travell Black, 19. The three defendants, who have each pleaded not guilty, were bound over for trial Tuesday after a preliminary hearing. Each defendant is free after posting bail. Black's twin brother, Dravell, is also charged in the case but has not been arrested. A 17-year-old boy who was a student at Paraclete at the time was being death with in Juvenile Court juvenile court Special court handling problems of delinquent, neglected, or abused children. Two types of cases are processed by a juvenile court: civil matters, often concerning care of an abandoned or impoverished child, and criminal matters, arising from antisocial . The incident occurred when one group of teens from Paraclete High was looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. another group of youths from Paraclete over a dispute involving the younger sister of someone in the suspects' group, officials said. Travell Black's attorney declined to comment on the case. The attorneys for the other two defendants did not return calls for comment. Authorities believe the assailants picked the wrong party and the wrong victims. Nemback and Maurer were described by investigators as being the instigators who recruited the other assailants. The Highland High School students, boys who range in age from 16 to 18, were leaving a birthday party for a teenage girl when they were assaulted, detectives said. An 18-year-old was stabbed nine times, and a 17-year-old was stabbed twice. The defendants are each charged with five counts of assault. Nemback is charged in addition with one count of making terrorist threats. Dravell Black also is charged with attempted murder In the criminal law, attempted murder is committed when the defendant does an act that is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the crime of murder and, at the time of these acts, the person has a specific intention to kill. and misdemeanor misdemeanor, in law, a minor crime, in contrast to a felony. At common law a misdemeanor was a crime other than treason or a felony. Although it might be a grave offense, it did not affect the feudal bond or take away the offender's property. By the 19th cent. battery, prosecutors said. Karen Maeshiro, (661) 267-5744 karen.maeshiro(at)dailynews.com |
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