Teen faces felonies in Lincoln Hills struggle
3 staff members injured in incident with student
IRMA − Three Lincoln Hills School staff members were injured Saturday in a struggle with a 17-year-old student.
Sean Carter, 17, now faces two felony charges of battery by a prisoner and bail jumping in Lincoln County Circuit Court. Lincoln County Circuit Judge Robert Russell set a $2,500 cash bail for Carter Monday and ordered him not to have any contact with his victims.
A Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office investigator took Carter to the Lincoln County Jail.
According to the criminal complaint, on Saturday, Carter threatened violence to students and staff at Lincoln Hills while he was in his living unit. Staff sent Carter to his room for administrative confinement, but he refused to go peacefully.
Carter threatened to assault staff and refused to comply with requests from staff to go to his room. Staff restrained Carter, he resisted and staff took him to the ground, according to the complaint.
Staff put leg restraints and a restraint belt on Carter and escorted him to his room. Carter then wrapped his legs around staff members’ legs, so staff lifted him up to carry him to his room. Carter then flailed wildly, kicking and headbutting staff.
The staff placed Carter in his room and removed the restraints. As the staff left the room, Carter rushed them, pushed the door open and created a struggle, according to the complaint.
Three of the staff members involved in the incident were injured and received medical treatment. One staff member had a right shoulder injury, cuts to his hands and cuts to his knees. A second staff member received an ankle injury, and a third staff member missed a day of work on Sunday because of an injury, according to the complaint.
On June 14, Carter had posted a $5,000 cash bail in Milwaukee County Circuit Court on pending charges of eight counts armed robbery and one count possession of a firearm by an adjudicated delinquent of a felony.
Russell scheduled Carter’s next appearance for April 18. If convicted, Carter faces a maximum of 12 years in prison for the two Lincoln County charges.