SANTA ROSA – Shortly before 2 p.m. Wednesday, officers were called to the campus of Montgomery High School to investigate a lunchtime fight between the suspect and another student, also a 15-year-old male.When the officer arrived, a school employee said that no knife was involved and that the school wished to handle the case internally. The suspect had also reportedly left campus 20 minutes before police were called.
The next day, police arrested the suspect at his home. The teen, whose identity was not released due to his age, was booked into juvenile hall on felony assault with a deadly weapon and misdemeanor possession of a weapon on school grounds.Police said Friday that they have not recovered the knife used in the incident.Montgomery High School has been the site of multiple violent incidents dating back to last year.In March 2023, a 16-year-old was stabbed to death during a fight inside a classroom.