Teen Charged With Felony Aggravated Battery In Coconut Creek High School Fight

FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) - A 15-year-old Coconut Creek High School student has been charged with felony aggravated battery for a fight with another 15-year-old student who ended up in the hospital.

During a hearing on Friday, the teen who is charged buried his head in his hands as he faced the judge.

Attorneys told the judge they were reviewing the video to determine how they will proceed.

The judge said, "There was enough information for the police officers to make a decision to arrest you, son."

His mother spoke in court.

"I was there. They called me to the school. I was there when they put him in cuffs," she said.

The fight happened Thursday, around 12:30 p.m., on the grounds of the school.

A student captured the video and posted it to social media.

"It is pretty common to have fights here, so I mean I see regular fights did not seem much to it. I thought it was a regular fight till I saw the blood," said Sophia, a student at the school.

The video ends up with one student being slammed on the ground and being knocked unconscious.

When paramedics arrived he was conscious and alert. He was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries.

"It made people cry you weren't expecting it at Coconut Creek," said classmate Chanelle Thomas Morgan.

The disturbing video has gone viral. Classmates say it wasn't the fact there was a fight.

That's common, but it was where it happened that surprised everyone.

It was in front of the main office. Usually, they will break it up, but it's where a lot of security is.

"Pretty normal scene, you always see it happen in life. Pretty common. Kids fighting, but I feel it should have never gone that far. Now, the kid is going to have problems for the rest of his life. I feel bad for the guy but at the end of the day, it is your own fault. You caused your own problems," said Kareen, a classmate.

The state attorney's office is investigating the incident, while the 15-year-old accused of this will spend the next three weeks in juvenile detention.

CBS4 spoke to the brother of the 15-year-old who was slammed on the ground and said, "He is fine. He was asleep yesterday. He was perfectly fine. I am always keeping a lookout on him and stuff. He is fine."