Criminal damage to Racine Horlick High School; teenage boy accused
Demarion Charles
RACINE, Wis. - A Racine teenager is accused of causing damage at Horlick High School and possessing marijuana. 17-year-old Demarion Charles now faces the following criminal counts:
- Felony criminal damage to property
- Possession of THC
- Obstructing an officer
- Disorderly conduct
According to the criminal complaint, a Racine Horlick High School administrator brought the defendant on the afternoon of Dec. 19 to the school resource officer. That is because he suspected Charles of having marijuana. When Charles was asked to remove his jacket, they located a "small baggie that contained a green leafy substance," the complaint says. That substance later tested positive for THC.
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The administrator attempted to talk with Charles, but the complaint says he continued to speak over the administrator. At one point, Charles "grabbed a small stool and attempted to throw it. (The resource officer) then drew his Taser and ordered (Charles) to put the stool down," the complaint says. It was later learned that Charles had "jumped up and grabbed temporary construction lighting on the ceiling and pulled it to the ground." The resource officer again drew his Taser and ordered Charles out of the school.
The criminal complaint says that less than five minutes later, the resource officer heard on the school radio that a police officer was needed at the visitor entrance to the school. When the resource officer got to the entrance, he noticed the metal detector was pushed to the floor. Another officer was able to catch up to Charles in a traffic median across the street from the school.
When Charles was brought back to school, the complaint says he "was telling responding administrators and others that he was going to spit on them." While being taken to the Racine County Jail, Charles "continued to scream and yell. (Charles) kicked at and spit on the internal cameras throughout the trip," the complaint says.
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When officials surveyed the damage inside Horlick, they found footprints on the metal detector that was on the ground. The "system is estimated to cost approximately $100,000," the complaint says.
Charles made his initial appearance in Racine County court on Dec. 20. The court set a signature bond of $5,000.