A 17-year-old boy is accused of stabbing a fellow student at Amador High School this morning, according to authorities.
The victim, a 16-year-old sophomore, was airlifted to UC Davis Medical Center with at least one stab wound to the lower abdomen, said Sutter Creek police Chief Brian Klier. The boy's current condition is not known; Klier said his injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.
Klier said that there had been "visual and verbal taunting" between the two boys over the last few weeks, and that the boys began to argue today about 10 a.m. The boys were between classes in an open area on campus when the argument escalated into a physical fight, Klier said.
At one point, the older boy pulled out what Klier described as a "very small" knife. The younger boy suffered at least one stab wound, while his alleged assailant suffered abrasions, a bump on the head and a bloody nose that likely stemmed from the fight, Klier said.
The victim was airlifted to the hospital. The older boy was questioned by Klier, checked at a local hospital and ultimately booked into juvenile hall on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a weapon on school grounds and battery on school grounds, Klier said.
He said police are investigating the possibility of further charges.
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