'Absolutely Horrendous': Judge Sentenced Teen For School Stabbing
BRIGHTON, Colo. (CBS4)- The teenager who pleaded guilty to stabbing his classmate at Aspen Creek K-8 School in Broomfield was sentenced on Wednesday and the judge had some harsh words for the young man.
The 15-year-old boy was sentenced to 50 months in a youth correction facility for stabbing a 14-year-old classmate on April 30. The victim was flown to Children's Hospital and survived.
The juvenile male pleaded guilty last month to first-degree felony assault causing bodily injury with a deadly weapon on an at-risk victim. The charge was considered at-risk because of the victim's age.
Under the plea agreement he faced a sentence of three to five years in the Division of Youth Corrections.
"What you did here is absolutely horrendous," said Broomfield County District Judge Edward Moss.
"This is a tragic case," Deputy District Attorney Alex Baker told the judge at the sentencing hearing.
"This was a monstrous act," said Baker and noted that after the stabbing, the teen was tackled by fellow students and told them, "Let me go. I'm going to kill her."
"This was a serious offense," Young said in a statement. "Under the circumstances of this case, this is an appropriate sentence for this respondent due to the fact that he was 14 at the time this crime was committed. Not only is this in the best interest of the child, who will be in a facility where he will get the treatment he needs, but it also protects the community."