Crime & Safety
Teen Arrested for Challenging a Fight, Deputies Break Up Large Group of High Schoolers
Deputies broke up a group of 50-100 Ramona High School students after school Monday, and arrested a youth for challenging an adult to a fight.
Deputies arrested a local juvenile for challenging an adult to a fight Monday afternoon after officers broke up a large group of high school students in front of the Silverado Apartments, according to the Sheriff's Department.
Word spread around Ramona High School Monday that there would be a fight in the general area of the apartments (511 14th St.), and the school informed the Sheriff's Department, said Sgt. John Boyce.
He said deputies broke up a large group of 50-100 high school students after school Monday, but no actual fight occurred.
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Residents from the complex saw the large group and attempted to break it up before the fight could start. Boyce said one of the youths challenged an adult resident to a fight, deputies intervened and the juvenile was arrested.
No injuries were reported.
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Boyce said that deputies are patrolling the area Tuesday afternoon in case of a repeat of the incident.
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