Crime & Safety
15-Year-Old To Be Charged In Fatal Montgomery High School Stabbing
The charges in connection with the death of Jayden Pienta include voluntary manslaughter and bringing a knife onto school grounds.
SONOMA COUNTY, CA — The 15-year-old suspect in a fatal stabbing last week in a Santa Rosa high school is facing two felony counts, prosecutors with the Sonoma County District Attorney's Office said Monday.
The freshman boy allegedly stabbed 16-year-old Jayden Jess Pienta last Wednesday in an art classroom at Montgomery High School. Pienta died later at a hospital.
Events unfolded at about 11 a.m. Wednesday when Pienta and another 16-year-old junior entered the art class that they were not attending, and an argument ensued. Then a fight broke out. The freshman allegedly brandished a knife and stabbed both.
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The charges against the freshman include voluntary manslaughter and bringing a knife onto school grounds, prosecutors said. He is being held at juvenile hall.
His next court date is Friday to hear arguments about his detention at juvenile hall.
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He is not being charged as an adult following the passage of Senate Bill 1391, which precludes juveniles from being charged as adults for any offense.
The second victim in the stabbing recovered from his wounds. The freshman suspect in the stabbing will not face a jury in juvenile court.
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