LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — New video footage obtained by 8 Information Now captures the quick aftermath of a brawl between a Clark County substitute instructor and a pupil.
Re’Kwon Smith misplaced his job at Valley Excessive College and was sentenced in January after pleading no contest.
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“I ain’t do [expletive]. All I wanted to do is leave [expletive] class. That’s when that [expletive] starting swinging at me. What the [expletive] is up with that [expletive] bro,” the Valley Excessive pupil, who was 18 on the time, informed police on April 25 as he was inside a Valley Excessive College workplace being handled for bruises to his face.
Video 8 Information Now obtained confirmed the substitute instructor punching the scholar a number of occasions and slapping the teenager whereas he was down on the varsity ground.
Police had been questioning the teenager and instructor to determine what occurred.
“Bro, I didn’t do [expletive]. I ain’t do [expletive]. Bro, what is up with that [expletive]?” the teenager stated as police had been questioning him and the instructor to determine what occurred.
“Relax man,” an officer stated.
“I’m bleeding dog. What the [expletive] you want me to do?” the teenager responded.
An officer was heard pleading with the teenager saying, “Yo, chill out. Chill out. You’re not helping anything.”
Video from Valley Excessive College’s hallway confirmed the moments proper earlier than the battle. Earlier than any punches had been thrown, Smith was seen strolling away from the scholar however then stopped and walked in direction of him. Smith then began hitting him, the video confirmed.
“So he went through the wrong doors. I run. Go grab him. ‘You’re going through the wrong door. Come back this way. Come back this way,'” Smith stated to an officer minutes after the battle. “‘What are you going to do [expletive]? What are you going to do [expletive]? You [expletive] [expletive] [expletive].'”
“Who?” an officer requested.
Smith responded, “The little kid.”
Smith was handcuffed a couple of minutes later and charged with misdemeanor battery.
“He lost consciousness briefly. Did you notice that?” an officer stated.
“No I did not,” Smith stated.
Smith was sentenced on Jan. 7 after pleading no contest which may end in both a misdemeanor or as much as 180 days in jail if he faces any additional authorized points, in line with court docket paperwork.
Whereas the teenager informed officers he did nothing unsuitable, Smith stated the scholar used racist language.
“So, he called you a [expletive] and a [expletive]?” an officer stated.
“[expletive] [expletive] [expletive],” Smith stated.
“[expletive] [expletive] [expletive]r? With an hard ‘R’?” the officer stated.
“Yes. I tried to de-escalate the situation plenty of times,” Smith stated.
As he was being pushed to the Clark County Detention Heart from Valley Excessive College, Smith informed police his grandmother was a CCSD police officer for a number of years earlier than she retired. He’s barred from instructing within the district.
Smith has to verify in with a Las Vegas Justice Court docket decide on April 7 to see if he is complying with the circumstances of his plea, which incorporates no contact with the sufferer, in line with court docket information.
