Juvenile Detention

MySpace.com bragging leads to charges
Philadelphia Enquirer - ROCKVILLE, Md. - Two teenagers were charged with setting fires in suburban Washington after they bragged about the blazes on MySpace.com, authorities said. The 17-year-old schoolmates were involved in 17 fires in Montgomery County, fire officials

Bus driver fends off student with knife
New Castle News - A school bus driver was home Wednesday, recovering after being attacked Tuesday by a sixth-grader with a knife. Jeri Beth Jacobs fended off a 13-year-old Shenango student who held a knife to her throat. Dr. Lawrence Connelly, Shenango superintendent

Northport Middle School student arrested for carrying knife
Fort Pierce Tribune - A seventh-grader at Northport Middle School was arrested Tuesday on charges of carrying a knife in his backpack, according to St. Lucie County Sheriff's reports. The 13-year-old boy, of Port St. Lucie, told police he had the 5-inch folding knife in

Teen on probation after Taser incident
Newark Advocate - NEWARK -- The Newark High School student who was shocked by a Taser last week has been put on probation, house arrest and community service. The 16-year-old student appeared Thursday in Licking County Juvenile Court for a dispositional hearing before

Attempted murder charges sought against teenager
Lebanon Reporter - Lebanon Three charges of attempted murder will be sought today against a rural Sheridan teenager who shot a trio of men Wednesday night. Prosecutor Todd Meyer said he would ask Juvenile Court Judge Steve David to waive the teen into adult court