Overview
- Arrests of a 17-year-old and a 14-year-old on Monday brought the total to four students charged in the case.
- One 16-year-old faces two felony counts for assault on a person with severe impairments after police said he attacked the victim on two occasions.
- District leaders canceled the remainder of the football season, citing a pregame roughhousing practice that officials say was taken to an extreme and bystanders who did not intervene.
- Juvenile identities remain sealed under Rhode Island law as the criminal investigation continues.
- Newport police are seeking tips from the public and asked anyone with information to contact Detective Caitlin Poplawski at 401-845-5772.