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Video Shows Attack on Conway 12-Year-Old
DREW PETRIMOULX
By DREW PETRIMOULX |
dpetrimoulx@kark.com
Published 06/27 2016 06:20PM
Updated 06/28 2016 04:44PM
CONWAY, Ark. - The video is disturbing. A 16-year-old boy flashes two middle fingers to the camera. On one hand, he's wearing brass knuckles. Then, he winds up and delivers a devastating punch to a victim with his back turned.
When the victim is on the ground, the suspect delivers three more blows to the head.
"Especially when you have young victims in a case, it's something we're going to take very seriously," said 20th Judicial District Prosecutor Cody Hiland.
The suspect is Kane Millsaps. He was arrested earlier this month for felony battery. Even though he's still a minor, Hiland says he plans to try him as an adult.
"It's serious," he said. "We feel like it's something that needs to be pursued as an adult. It's an adult act."
In an arrest affidavit, police say the victim -- who is just 12 years old -- suffered a "bruised right eye, cut on his neck and broken teeth."
The victim told police he "did not know the person that hit him."
While prosecutors describe the victim's injuries as "serious," he is expected to recover.
"I'm sorry to that family," said the suspect's mother Amy Millsaps. "I don't know why he did it."
The attack happened May 31 on a walking trail off Prince Street near Conway High School. People there on Monday were shocked to watch the video.
"I don't know what to say," said trail visitor Elijah Jones. "It's just dirty."
Investigators believe Millsaps himself posted the video online. He told police he punched the victim because he was "running his mouth."
Millsaps' mother said he deals with mental issues and previously spent a year and a half at the juvenile detention center for fighting.
With the new adult charges, Millsaps faces up to 20 years in prison