Apr 15, 2008 5:29 pm US/Eastern
Teens Charged In Brutal Cell Phone Video Fight
Teens Arrested In Metal Pipe Beating
HOLDEN, Mass. (WBZ) ―
Cell phone video helped Holden police arrest two teenage boys in connection with a brutal fight near Wachusett Regional High School Monday.
Officers were called to a brawl on Sunnyside Avenue around 2:30 p.m. and found a large group of teens standing around. The kids told police there had been a minor disagreement.
About an hour later, police discovered a cell phone video that showed a vicious beating at the scene moments before they arrived. The clip shows several teens with what appears to be pipes beating and kicking another teen.
Police later said the boy had, in fact, been beaten with a metal pipe.
(To watch the seized video, click
here.)
A 15-year-old student from Wachusett Regional High School was arrested. Police have a warrant out for a 16-year-old classmate. A 17-year-old boy, Brendan M. Simpson, was also arrested on assault charges Tuesday afternoon. Simpson faces charges of assault and battery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and conspiracy.
Investigators say two teenagers were treated for unspecified injuries. The teen who was the target of the attackers is also a student at Wachusett.
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