SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A Duchesne High School student has been charged after police say he stabbed another boy in the arm and back during gym class.
The 18-year-old Leland Patrick King was charged in district court Thursday with felony aggravated assault. He was also charged with possessing a dangerous weapon at school, which is a misdemeanor.
Police say the injured 17-year-old is in the hospital and is expected to recover.
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Authorities say the younger boy Wednesday began calling the older student names, then followed him into a locker room.
Duchesne County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy David Boren tells the Deseret News (https://bit.ly/1nPNYqD) the older student later left the locker room, dropping a knife.
King is booked in Duchesne county Jail. He faces five years to life in prison.
He is scheduled to appear in court Monday.
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Information from: Deseret News, https://www.deseretnews.com
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