LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — New video footage obtained by 8 Information Now captures the instant aftermath of a brawl between a Clark County substitute instructor and a scholar.
Re’Kwon Smith misplaced his job at Valley Excessive Faculty and was sentenced in January after pleading no contest.
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“I ain’t do [expletive]. All I wanted to do is leave [expletive] class. That’s when that [expletive] starting swinging at me. What the [expletive] is up with that [expletive] bro,” the Valley Excessive scholar, who was 18 on the time, instructed police on April 25 as he was inside a Valley Excessive Faculty workplace being handled for bruises to his face.
Video 8 Information Now obtained confirmed the substitute instructor punching the coed a number of instances and slapping the teenager whereas he was down on the varsity ground.
Police had been questioning the teenager and instructor to determine what occurred.
“Bro, I didn’t do [expletive]. I ain’t do [expletive]. Bro, what is up with that [expletive]?” the teenager stated as police had been questioning him and the instructor to determine what occurred.
“Relax man,” an officer stated.
“I’m bleeding dog. What the [expletive] you want me to do?” the teenager responded.
An officer was heard pleading with the teenager saying, “Yo, chill out. Chill out. You’re not helping anything.”
Video from Valley Excessive Faculty’s hallway confirmed the moments proper earlier than the battle. Earlier than any punches had been thrown, Smith was seen strolling away from the coed however then stopped and walked in direction of him. Smith then began hitting him, the video confirmed.
“So he went through the wrong doors. I run. Go grab him. ‘You’re going through the wrong door. Come back this way. Come back this way,'” Smith stated to an officer minutes after the battle. “‘What are you going to do [expletive]? What are you going to do [expletive]? You [expletive] [expletive] [expletive].'”
“Who?” an officer requested.
Smith responded, “The little kid.”
Smith was handcuffed a couple of minutes later and charged with misdemeanor battery.
“He lost consciousness briefly. Did you notice that?” an officer stated.
“No I did not,” Smith stated.
Smith was sentenced on Jan. 7 after pleading no contest which may lead to both a misdemeanor or as much as 180 days in jail if he faces any additional authorized points, in accordance with courtroom paperwork.
Whereas the teenager instructed officers he did nothing unsuitable, Smith stated the coed used racist language.
“So, he called you a [expletive] and a [expletive]?” an officer stated.
“[expletive] [expletive] [expletive],” Smith stated.
“[expletive] [expletive] [expletive]r? With an hard ‘R’?” the officer stated.
“Yes. I tried to de-escalate the situation plenty of times,” Smith stated.
As he was being pushed to the Clark County Detention Heart from Valley Excessive Faculty, Smith instructed police his grandmother was a CCSD police officer for a number of years earlier than she retired. He’s barred from educating within the district.
Smith has to examine in with a Las Vegas Justice Courtroom decide on April 7 to see if he is complying with the circumstances of his plea, which incorporates no contact with the sufferer, in accordance with courtroom information.
