Five teenagers are accused of attacking a Fridley High School varsity basketball player with a tire iron during a game at Robbinsdale Cooper High School on Tuesday night
The charges are as follows:
- Yahya Abdul Khanyare, 18
- Second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon
- Second-degree riot, armed with a dangerous weapon.
- Dursa Muktar Mohamed, 18
- Second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon
- Second-degree riot, armed with a dangerous weapon
- Fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle
- Ayub Mohamed Ali, 19
- Second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon
- Second-degree riot, armed with a dangerous weapon
- Salman Abdurashid Mohamed, 16
- Second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon
- Second-degree riot, armed with a dangerous weapon
- Mubashir Nasir Ali, 18
- Second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon
- Second-degree riot, armed with a dangerous weapon
In Minnesota, a second-degree assault charge carries a maximum of seven years in prison and a $14,000 fine.
According to the criminal complaint, New Hope police responded to Robbinsdale Cooper High School on Jan. 28 following reports of an assault during a boys’ basketball game.
Authorities said a juvenile male was seriously injured after being attacked on the visiting team’s bench. The victim was struck on the head with a metal tire iron, punched, and almost stabbed with a knife.
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