High Schoolers Arrested for Shooting Woman with a BB-gun

March 30, 2008 · Filed under Uncategorized

NORCROSS, GA (AP) — Police say three high school basketball players have been charged with shooting a woman with a BB gun as they drove by her home.

One of them, 17-year-old Al-Farouq Aminu, was arrested Friday evening on a felony charge of aggravated assault and a misdemeanor charge of criminal trespass. Police said Saturday that two of his Norcross High School teammates, Quintin Karlando Square and Prince Makom Patrick Kent, were arrested earlier in the week on the same charges.

All three teens have been released from jail on $3,500 bonds. Police say the woman shot outside her Norcross home on March 14th, identified by her husband as 34-year-old Rebecca Baltich, suffered a minor injury to her stomach from the BB gun pellets. A window in the couple’s vehicle was also shattered in the shooting, which police say is the reason for the misdemeanor charge.

Aminu, one of the top high school players in the country, signed with Wake Forest last fall. Wake Forest head coach Dino Gaudio said in a statement Saturday that the college will not make a judgment on Aminu’s future with the team until — quote — “we collect all of the facts” on the case.

Kent, who is also on the school’s football team, has been offered football scholarships from several colleges, including the University of Georgia, the University of Alabama, Clemson University, the University of South Carolina and the University of North Carolina.

Source:  FirstCoastNews.com
Something tells me that these young Einsteins have never been held accountable for anything in their lives and, were it not for the sports scholarships, would not have a chance of making it through college.

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