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Teen Charged in Sterling High Stabbing Held on $3 Million Bond as Records Cite Vape Dispute

Prosecutors plan to seek pretrial detention under Texas’ new bail rules following the classroom killing of 16-year-old Andrew Meismer.

Overview

  • Court records say the fight began over an unpaid $21 vape pen and that scissors found on the victim were used in the stabbing after a bathroom confrontation spilled into a science lab.
  • The Harris County District Attorney’s Office accepted a murder charge against 18-year-old Aundre Matthews, who was identified as the suspect by officials.
  • A magistrate set Matthews’ bond at $3 million, with an early January hearing requested so prosecutors can ask the judge to deny bail under a recent constitutional change.
  • Students staged a second day of walkouts demanding safety changes and answers, while Goose Creek CISD offered counseling and said student-privacy laws limit what it can disclose.
  • Police were called to the campus at about 10:42 a.m. on Dec. 17; Meismer was flown by Life Flight to a Houston hospital and died later, and a state review of district procedures is expected after the criminal investigation.