A teenager accused of shooting another teenager on Monday at Watson Chapel Junior High School will be charged as an adult in the case.
Prosecuting Attorney S. Kyle Hunter will charge Thomas Quarles, 15, with first-degree battery and bond was set at $1 million secured.
During a court hearing Wednesday, Hunter said when police arrived at the school, they found a school nurse administering first aid to the 15-year-old male victim, who was taken to Jefferson Hospital and then Arkansas Children’s Hospital where he is in the intensive care unit and listed in critical condition.
Hunter said Quarles ran from the school after the incident and was taken into custody by a dog team from the Arkansas Department of Corrections and Jefferson County Sheriff’s Investigator Terry Wingard.
A handgun was found in Quarles’ pocket, Hunter said.
Quarles was taken to the Detective Division where he was advised of his rights with his mother present. He was not interviewed after asking for an attorney.
