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Thursday, April 19, 2012  A man accused in the June 2011 beating of Carter Strange will be in prison for at least 15 years. Strange says the sentence is the "right amount of time."

Thursday, March 29, 2012  A family court judge ruled Wednesday that a 14-year-old boy will be tried as an adult for his alleged participation in the assault of Carter Strange.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012  A two-day hearing in the Carter Strange case will take place this week to determine if a 14-year-old suspect will be tried as an adult.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011  The 15th Circuit Solicitor's Office says Christian Helms, the 15-year-old accused of shooting at a school resource officer, will appear in Judge Edward Cottingham's courtroom this afternoon.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011  Classmates of the teenager accused of shooting at a school resource officer last September say they were shocked to find out their names were on the teen's list of people he wanted to kill.