8 Students Arrested After School Brawl

Tarboro, N.C. — Eight students were arrested Tuesday morning following a large fight in the parking lot outside Southwest Edgecombe High School, authorities said.

Terrance Miller, 17, Travis Worsley, 17, Chris Edmondson, 16, Brandon Worsley, 16, Montrell Whitehead, 16, Terrell Battle, 16, and two 15-year-olds are charged with disorderly conduct, inciting a riot, failure to disperse and simple affray, authorities said. Miller also was charged with assault on a government official.

As students were getting off the buses shortly before 8 a.m., a fight broke out in the parking lot, authorities said. The students involved in the melee were taken to the school office, and a second fight involving several students started in the hall near the office, authorities said.

Several deputies from the Edgecombe County Sheriff's Officer were called to the school to help restore order.

No major injuries were reported from the two fights, authorities said.

The incident remains under investigation, and more students could be charged, authorities said.

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Everyone listen to yourselves. When we let our government take God out of schools, and we let Madelyne O'Hare (sp?) have her way, this is when all this trouble started. When God is allowed in, morals and respect go hand in hand with Him. People don't go to church anymore, and how many homes would you guess even has a Bible? Do you think any of these kids even know what the 23rd Psalm is, much less quote it? I am not a preacher. I sin everyday. I ask for forgiveness everyday. But it is scary how much hatred these kids have in thier hearts instead of love. We all need religion - whether it be Baptist, Methodist, Catholic, etc. It teaches us love, honor, discipline, respect. We have got to do something about this. Our government has done this to us. And we have allowed it.

beachdreaming2000
January 24, 2007 1:07 p.m.

Bottom line - No one, kids or adults, are held responsible for their actions anymore. It is a shame and a disaster for the future of this country.

bogeykell
January 23, 2007 7:58 p.m.

Rolexricky. what would prayer in school solve? So, there were no crimes committed until 1962 because that is when prayer in school was stopped.

buck121794
January 23, 2007 5:48 p.m.

NBoots - The fights used to be broken up by teachers, not the police. Those were the days when guns weren't being used by students on a regular basis. There is a clear escallation in school/youth violence in this country. Why don't you stop living the sheltered life.

the original Milky
January 23, 2007 5:13 p.m.

there have been fights in schools since way back in the day stop living sheltered lives everyone. When i went to school i saw a fight atleast once a month. and im sure you guys did to its human nature to fight

boostjunkie1986
January 23, 2007 5:00 p.m.