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Two teens charged after altercation near this Dawson County school
Junior high attack
After the end of the school day on April 26, Dawson County deputies responded to an altercation at 124 Allen St., across from DCJHS. - photo by Julia Hansen

Two teenagers have been charged as juveniles for allegedly injuring another student 

in an altercation near Dawson County Junior High School April 26.

The two teens were each charged with one misdemeanor count of battery, said Dawson County Sheriff Jeff Johnson.

Just before 3 p.m. on April 26, five DCSO deputies responded to a fight at 124 Allen St., a Dawson County Sheriff’s Office incident report stated. 

A weapon allegedly used in the incident was listed as “unknown,” the report stated. 

In a follow-up call on May 4, Johnson confirmed that the teen victim suffered a broken tooth as a result of the fight. 

Though the fight was close to the junior high school, local land records show the property at the listed address is owned by the city of Dawsonville. 

Multiple parents use the farmers market parking lot area as a pick-up spot for their junior high students after school. 

Since the incident occurred on city property, DCN contacted City Manager Bob Bolz on May 3 for clarification about surveillance camera footage of the farmers market area. 

“The sheriff’s office already has [surveillance camera] access in cases like this, so we don’t have to wait for stuff like this to give them access,” Bolz said. “We’re all trying to help people be safe and secure as best we can.”

Johnson confirmed that deputies have seen the camera footage and that the misdemeanor charges for the two teens were appropriate since one of the victim’s teeth was broken rather than a bone.

DCN contacted Dawson County Schools Superintendent Nicole LeCave for comment to clarify if there would be any possible disciplinary action for the students charged. 

“The student code of conduct is enforceable at bus stops, on school buses, or other vehicles provided for student transportation by the school district, at school on school property at any time, and off school grounds at any school or school-related activity, function, or event,” LeCave said in a May 5 email. 

“Any off-campus behavior of a student which could result in the student being criminally charged with a felony may also be subject to disciplinary actions per the student code of conduct.”

DCN will continue following this story.