High school runner who hit opponent in head with baton faces assault and battery charge
A high school track athlete faces a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery after a viral video showed her hitting a competitor's head with her baton during a race.
Portsmouth track athlete who struck opponent with baton charged with assault
One misdemeanor charge of assault and battery was taken out in this matter,” Bethany Harrison, Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Lynchburg, wrote in an email to The Pilot on Thursday
Runner caught on video hitting competitor with baton charged with assault, battery
A senior at I.C. Norcom High School faces an assault and battery charge in connection to the March 4 incident in Virginia.
The race video went viral, now a Virginia high school student is charged with assault
A Portsmouth high school student was charged with one count of misdemeanor assault and battery after a video of a high school track meet went viral.
Lynchburg attorney addresses assault charge in viral track incident
The Lynchburg Commonwealth's Attorney has weighed in on the assault and battery charges filed against a Virginia high school student following a track incident.
Student-athlete charged with assault & battery in viral baton incident
Student-athlete charged with assault & battery in viral baton incident
Rally held in support of Virginia runner charged with assault in viral baton incident
A rally was held outside I.C. Norcom High School in Portsmouth Thursday night in support of the runner charged in a track baton incident that has since gone viral.
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