MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) — Deputies in Rutherford County have arrested a 12-year-old boy who is accused of poking another student with a sharpened object at a Murfreesboro middle school.
According to the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO), the incident took place at Siegel Middle School on Thursday, Sept. 19.
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Authorities reported the 12-year-old, who is a seventh grader at the school, allegedly poked another student in the back with a sharpened toothbrush.
The boy is accused of showing off the sharpened object to other students in a common area outside of a restroom before the incident unfolded.
“He ended up in a stabbing motion, hitting one student in the back with it,” said Sgt. Irvin Turner. “The student was not hurt. There was no bleeding and no skin was broken.”
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The 12-year-old was charged with aggravated assault and carrying a weapon on school campus, according to RCSO.