PINE TWP., Pa. (EYT) — Police are investigating an altercation in which a 16-year-old’s head was stomped on, causing him to lose consciousness in Mercer County.
According to a release issued by Mercer-based State Police on Monday, November 21, the incident happened on George Junior Road in Pine Township, Mercer County, around 2:01 p.m. on October 27.
Police say two students engaged in a physical altercation while playing recreational basketball. As the students wrestled each other to the ground, they bumped into a third uninvolved student.
According to police, the third student violently stomped the other student’s head into the asphalt, causing him to become unconscious and concussed.
The victim is a 16-year-old male of Grove City.
The arrestee is listed as a 17-year-old male of Grove City.
No further details were released.