Students from Interlachen High School and Hawthorne Middle/High School were arrested Feb. 16 after a fight broke out at Interlachen High School, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office.
The fight erupted while families were meeting with school administrators to resolve a verbal and physical altercation that took place earlier in the morning. The earlier altercation stemmed from an incident over the weekend, where a mentally challenged individual was allegedly beaten by several Hawthorne and Interlachen students.
It was noted in the report that one student sent a text message back to Hawthorne, to come to fight.
The confrontation started in the parking lot and then continued in the hallways. School administrators and a Putnam County Sheriff deputy attempted unsuccessfully to break up the fight. Several students jumped into two cars and attempted to leave as several patrol units and detectives arrived. The students’ cars were stopped before they could exit the campus, and the students were temporarily detained.
The Hawthorne students were arrested on charges of trespassing and disorderly conduct and the Interlachen students were arrested on charges of disorderly conduct. Seven of the students were juveniles, and three were 18 years old. They were all taken to Putnam County Jail and booked.
All of the students were then released to their parents, except the three 18-year-olds, Denzell Randall, Adonis J. Williams and Aaron D. Harriot.