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LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY

An eighth-grader in Kentucky is accused of putting peanut butter cookie crumbs in the lunchbox of a classmate with a severe peanut allergy.

The allergic student did not eat the cookies Thursday at Morton Middle School in Lexington.

Fayette County schools spokeswoman Lisa Deffendall says the accused student was arrested on a felony wanton endangerment charge. The student will face charges in the juvenile court system.

Deffendall says it was well known that the other student suffered allergies. There was no known history of problems between the two 13-year-olds.

For those allergic to peanuts, trace amounts of peanut oil can cause severe reactions and even death.

Comments (2)

thesarge: ... What was the "weapon" cookies or crumbs? Not that important in the STORY but another example of the lack of clarity so common in reports by "highly educated journalist"! The would be "killer with a cookie" is very diabolical for his age. 1 April 21, 2008 det ret rpd narc: i bet he was watching TV and got this information..... they recently had a show on TV called king of queens.Dougs friend, the token sales man babysits Deacons young boy and the kid knows the baby sitter is allergic to peanuts and gets him to eat one and he has to go to the hospital because of it..I almost bet this kid saw this on TV and did the same thing. 2 April 21, 2008

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