jason
01-09-2008, 11:26 AM
Man sentenced in school cafeteria fight
Ashon Jones has admitted he kicked a fellow Northampton Area High School student in the head during a melee in the school cafeteria. Jones, (who is) 20 (years of age), of 105 W. Northampton St., Bath, pleaded guilty Monday to simple assault. A charge of aggravated assault was dropped as part of a plea bargain.
Judge Stephen G. Baratta sentenced Jones to serve one month to one year in the county prison. The judge further ordered that Jones obtain a GED and get a full-time job if he opts not to further his education.
Assistant District Attorney John L. Obrecht said Jones initially was not involved in the fight Nov. 9, 2006.
According to court records, Justin Kocsis told police he had been punched and kicked and had his head slammed against a table. School security officer Mark Marino told police a review of a video tape showed that Rafael Fonseca, 17, and Pleasant Burns, 16, attacked Kocsis. Jones walked to the fight and while Kocsis was on the floor kicked him in the face.
Burns and Fonseca were charged as juveniles with aggravated assault, simple assault, harassment and disorderly conduct. Their cases were disposed of through the equivalent of guilty pleas to conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, and they were placed on probation.
LINK (http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-jones-01082008-cn,0,7365161.story?coll=all_tab01_layout)
Ashon Jones has admitted he kicked a fellow Northampton Area High School student in the head during a melee in the school cafeteria. Jones, (who is) 20 (years of age), of 105 W. Northampton St., Bath, pleaded guilty Monday to simple assault. A charge of aggravated assault was dropped as part of a plea bargain.
Judge Stephen G. Baratta sentenced Jones to serve one month to one year in the county prison. The judge further ordered that Jones obtain a GED and get a full-time job if he opts not to further his education.
Assistant District Attorney John L. Obrecht said Jones initially was not involved in the fight Nov. 9, 2006.
According to court records, Justin Kocsis told police he had been punched and kicked and had his head slammed against a table. School security officer Mark Marino told police a review of a video tape showed that Rafael Fonseca, 17, and Pleasant Burns, 16, attacked Kocsis. Jones walked to the fight and while Kocsis was on the floor kicked him in the face.
Burns and Fonseca were charged as juveniles with aggravated assault, simple assault, harassment and disorderly conduct. Their cases were disposed of through the equivalent of guilty pleas to conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, and they were placed on probation.
LINK (http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-jones-01082008-cn,0,7365161.story?coll=all_tab01_layout)