Las Vegas, NV (KXNT) – A 16 year-old Eldorado High School student now faces attempted murder charges after attacking a teacher earlier this week.
According to Las Vegas Metro Police, on Thursday afternoon LVMPD patrol officers were dispatched to a high for a report of an injured teacher.
Arriving officers were directed to a classroom where a woman was being treated by medical personnel for multiple injuries. She was transported to UMC in stable condition.
The investigation by the LVMPD Sexual Assault Section indicated that the teacher was in her classroom when a 16-year-old student entered to talk about his grades. At some point, the suspect got violent and began punching the victim and strangled her until she lost consciousness. After the attack, the suspect fled the classroom, and the victim was later found by another employee.
Through the course of the investigation the suspect was identified and CCSD PD officers took him into custody in the 5700 block of Cedar Avenue without incident. The suspect, identified as 16 year-ol Jonathan Eluterio Martinez Garcia, was transported to CCDC and booked for Attempt Murder, Sexual Assault, Battery w/Intent to Commit Sexual Assault, First Degree Kidnapping and Robbery.
Metro is asking anyone with more information to contact their Sexual Assault Section at 702-828-3421. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 702-385-5555, or on the internet at www.crimestoppersofnv.com.