UPDATED, MARCH 21:
Cobb Police identified the suspect as Aedan Smith, 17, who was booked into the Cobb County Adult Detention Center Wednesday night.
Sgt. Eric Smith, a Cobb P0lice spokesman, said the victim, Earl Nichols, 18, is in critical condition at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital.
Police said Nichols was found with several puncture wounds, likely from a knife, when Cobb Police were called to the scene by Cobb school district police.
Police said that based on witness interviews, they identified Smith as the suspect, and that the two boys had had a physical altercation.
Aedan Smith was charged with aggravated assault and possessing a weapon on a school campus.
According to Cobb Sheriff’s Office booking reports, he was being held on $10,000 bond, but the Cobb Magistrate Court Clerk’s office said Thursday morning that bond has been revoked.
ORIGINAL REPORT:
A student stabbed another student at Sprayberry High School Wednesday morning, prompting a code red alert.
The suspected assailant was later arrested, the Cobb school district said.
A message went out to the school community said that the assailant fled the scene and the victim was being treated for injuries, but didn’t provide more details.
“Earlier today, a student used a knife to injure another student. The victim has been treated for their injuries,” a Cobb County School District spokeswoman said in a statement.
“The campus is secure, and thanks to the quick response of police the suspect is custody. Learn how we keep Cobb schools safe by visiting www.cobbshield.com and learn about Cobb’s shield of protection in this podcast.”
Wednesday’s attack at Sprayberry is the second at a Cobb high school in recent weeks.
On Feb. 1, two former McEachern High School students were shot in the school’s parking lot during an altercation and four suspects—all of them teens—have been arrested.
The situation prompted two community town halls in that area by Cobb school board member Tre’ Hutchins.
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- Man gets life for killing friend at Delk Road apartments
- Homicide suspect in Windy Hill Road stabbing surrenders
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We need stricter knife laws, NOW!
I’ll bet this was an assault knife too.
Assault knife? Anything used to injure another person can be classified as an assault weapon.
We actually have many laws on where knives can and can’t be carried. And use of a knife upgrades charges to aggravated.
Last I checked you’re quite limited in the damage you can do with a knife so you equating this with a weapon of war like an assault rifle is just stupid.