Student Attacks 2 Teachers At Naperville Alternative School: Sheriff’s Department

Devonta Owens was arrested for attacking two of his teachers at an alternative school in Naperville on Friday morning, according to the Naperville Sun.

A DuPage County Sheriff's Office report detailed how Owens, an 18-year-old from Villa Park, assaulted two teachers at the Southeast Alternative School. The facility is a "self-contained school for students with significant behavioral and/or emotional disabilities," according to the School Association for Special Education in DuPage County website.

Owens allegedly struck a teacher in the legs with a wooden desk, which caused the teacher to fall onto the desk. He then grabbed another teacher and pushed that teacher back 15 feet into a steel door frame. That teacher struck their head and was treated and released from Edward Hospital.

According to the Naperville Sun, Owens was ticketed three times by Lombard Police for disorderly conduct. He was sentenced to community service and paid fines or was placed on court supervision for the alleged violations.

Owens is held on $75,000 bail, and his preliminary court date is on March 6.

A charge is simply an accusation of a crime, not a finding of guilt.

Devonta Owens

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