A juvenile is facing multiple charges after he threatened students and struggled with officers when they were trying to arrest him at Betty H. Fairfax High School on Friday.
According to the Phoenix Police Department, officers were called about subject with a gun at Betty H Fairfax High School located at 59th Avenue just south of Baseline Road around 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 19, 2024. The caller, who was on her way to the school, told the 911 operator that she received word from her daughter that multiple male students were flashing guns during a school dance on campus. When officers got there, they were directed by witnesses to two male juveniles who were outside the dance. The two males were detained by officers. It was quickly determined they did not have any guns.
Officers received additional information from school staff about another juvenile male wearing a gray hoodie who had a gun inside the dance and was threatening students. Officers located the juvenile and as soon as officers attempted to detain him, he became combative and resistant with officers. The struggle continued resulting in an officer using a Taser. One officer was injured during the struggle but did not require hospitalization. A pencil wrapped in cloth and a comb was found in the juvenile’s pockets at the time of the arrest.
After being medically cleared that evening, the juvenile was referred to the Juvenile Court Center for aggravated assault on a police officer, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct.