14 face charges in East High melee

YOUNGSTOWN — The investigator in charge of determining who should face charges after a series of fights March 8 at East High School said one of the goals in filing charges is to make sure the parents are in court with their children.

In announcing charges today against 11 students in Mahoning County Juvenile Court, Lt. Ramon Cox of the police department's Family Investigative Services Unit said he wants parents involved so they are fully aware of what started the fights and they can have a hand in solving the issues that led to the fights.

“One of the reasons we filed the charges is so we can get the parents into court so they can have a hand in helping to rectify this situation,” Cox said.

Two other students were charged March 9 for their roles in the fights and one has been in juvenile detention since then.

Additionally, one adult, Jo’Quan Blair, 18, was issued a citation March 16 by a Mahoning County deputy sheriff who was working security at the school when the fights broke out.

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