Land O' Lakes, Fla. -- A teen was arrested at his high school Tuesday in connection with an attack on two Pasco teenagers back in December.
According to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, on Dec. 6, 2011, Tiffany Kephart and a friend were at the sitting against a tree in an open field behind the Land O' Lakes Recreation Complex when 18-year-old Dong Hoon Chung approached them and kicked her friend in the face multiple times. The attack caused her friend's orbital bone to break and required reconstructive surgery.
The Sheriff's report states Chung then approached Kephart after arming himself with a baseball bat and hit her with the bat in the head and left forearm.
Tiffany said the blows resulted in four broken bones in her left arm and possible fracture to her cheek. After viewing pictures, both victims positively identified Chung as the person who attacked them.
An arrest warrant was put out for Chung and he was arrested by a Pasco County detective and two Hillsborough warrant deputies at Gaither High School during school hours on Feb. 28.
The principal, Marie Whelan, said she was surprised when she saw the charges. She said he isn't a troublemaker at school and is a decent student who takes advanced classes.