GAINES TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Kent County Prosecuting Attorney Chris Becker has filed one count of assault and battery against a teenage boy involved in a fight last Thursday at East Kentwood High School.
Some bystanders video-recorded the brawl between the boy and teenage girl in a hallway. One of them was kicked in the head multiple times while on the ground.
Becker tells WOOD Radio that a lot of research went into his office's decision to file charges.
"Social media gives you a snippet of information. But we took a look at everything. There are other videos, other witness statements. So, based on the totality of the circumstances, based on all of the facts that were presented out of this investigation - that's how we arrived at the decision," Becker said.
That information was provided to the prosecutor's office from a Kent County Sheriff's Office investigation.
The lead-up to the fight and other information was taken into account.
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