A 15-year-old girl who allegedly swung a medieval-style weapon at a teacher, striking a student who intervened, told police she was tired of being picked on.
The Lew Wallace High School freshman swung the mace -- a spiked ball and chain attached to a wooden stick -- at a teacher Thursday morning, said Gary Police detective Sgt. Darlene Breitenstein.
The teacher wasn't hit, but a 19-year-old student who intervened was cut on her hand.
"It's heavy, and it's metal and it's sharp," Breitenstein said. "I took the weapon to the detention center for the judge to see."
The 15-year-old was being held at the Lake County Juvenile Justice Center on battery charges. A detention hearing was scheduled for Friday.
School officials told police a fight broke out in a hallway as students changed classes. "The victim saw the suspect go after a school teacher with the ball," Breitenstein said.
The girl told Breitenstein she brought the weapon to school because she needed protection.
There are so many ways to comment on such a story, but my inner dork just wants to shout out that the weapon sounds more like a morning-star and not a classic mace.
Man, a high school teacher would have a really lousy "armor class" rating.
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