LCSO reports nine-year-old faces felony charges
A nine-year-old Royal Palm Exceptional Center student has been arrested for acts of violence resulting in felony charges against her.
On Monday, Oct. 31, 2011, just before 3 p.m., the Lee County Sheriff’s Office was contacted to assist with a student that had jumped off the school bus near the intersection of Kingston Drive East and Atlanta Avenue in Fort Myers after spitting at staff members and becoming aggressive on the bus. After exiting the bus, the student started to pick up large pieces of broken asphalt and throw them at the bus. One piece struck the windshield where the driver was sitting.
A deputy responding to the scene witnessed the suspect as she was throwing the asphalt at the bus. Upon seeing the deputy, the student began walking from the scene as the deputy followed. The student walked into a nearby yard where she picked up and threw a metal chair hitting the deputy. When the deputy reached the student and told her she was under arrest, the student resisted by kicking and attempting to push the deputy. The student was taken into custody with no injuries to either party.
Due to the nature of the incident detectives with Youth Services and the Major Crimes Unit responded to the scene to investigate.
The student has been identified as Amber Dawn Harris (DOB 12/13/2001) 2207 Lily Road, Fort Myers. She has been booked into the Lee County Jail and charged as follows:
Battery on a Public School Employee, in violation of F.S.S. 784.041 (2a)
Throwing a deadly missile into an occupied vehicle in violation of F.S.S. 790.19
Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer in violation of F.S.S. 784.07 (2b)
Resisting with violence in violation of F.S.S. 843.01
An inmate photo and additional information will be available on the Sheriff’s Office website at www.sheriffleefl.org by utilizing the “Arrest Search” tab on the home page after processing.