Girl pepper-sprays 13-year-old boy on school bus, 9 kids treated for exposure, police say

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office responded to a report of an armed battery at 3625 University Blvd. South in Jacksonville on Thursday, Aug. 22. A deputy was alerted of a "disturbance" in front of the ambulance bay, police say.

Deputies observed two school buses with a crowd of approximately 50 to 60 students and adults in disarray, according to the police report.

The bus driver said he did not witness the incident, but that a passenger pepper-sprayed another passenger, 13, and that he pulled into the emergency room parking lot because kids were trying to jump out of the bus.

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Deputies tried to question the suspect. They eventually handcuffed her for being uncooperative and combative, police say.

Another witness advised that the suspect and victim she pepper-sprayed had been arguing over the course of several days at school. Another witness shared that a verbal argument took place before the alleged suspect pepper-sprayed the victim on the bus that day.

Hospital staff treated approximately nine kids for exposure to pepper spray.

The suspect was issued a juvenile civil citation.

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