Deputy Injured in school bus brawl: 18 staples needed after breaking up fight
A Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office deputy received 18 staples in his head after breaking up a fight between students on a school bus this morning.
At approximately 8:30 a.m., LCSO deputies responded to a call for a deputy needing assistance with a fight at the Lenoir County Learning Academy; a fight involving two juvenile students was taking place on a bus. The school’s resource officer, LCSO Dep. Christopher Little, stepped in to break up the fight and was assaulted.
Little was transported by EMS to UNC Health Lenoir, where he received 18 staples in the head to close a wound.
The two juveniles were charged with felony assault on a law enforcement officer inflicting serious injury, resisting arrest and damage to county property. The juveniles were not injured.
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