
8 High School Students Charged With Murder in Fatal Beating of Schoolmate
Published on November 15, 2023
Eight high school students in Las Vegas, Nevada have been arrested on murder charges in the fatal beating of a young man during a brawl over a pair of stolen headphones, police announced on Nov. 14. Jonathan Lewis Jr., a 17-year-old student of Rancho High School, was put on life support with “non-survivable head trauma” after he was attacked by a gang of 10 teenagers on November 1. He was pronounced dead on November 8. “I’m here to announce that we have eight suspects in custody,” Las Vegas Metro Police Dept. Undersheriff Andrew Walsh said in a press conference. “Those eight suspects will be charged with the crime of murder.”...
