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Oct 16, 2026 at 5:20 PM ET
School Aide Arrested in Student Assault Case
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Michael Anthony Jones, a 66-year-old teaching assistant at East Ridge High School, was arrested Wednesday and charged with child abuse without great bodily harm and simple battery after an Oct. 14 incident involving a student with special needs. Authorities said video showed Jones striking the student with his shoe and dragging him across a gym floor.
WHO: Michael Anthony Jones, a teaching assistant at East Ridge High School, and a student with special needs
WHAT: Jones was arrested and charged with child abuse without great bodily harm and simple battery after an alleged assault on a student.
WHEN: Oct 14, 2026
WHERE: East Ridge High School, Lake County, Florida
WHY: Authorities began investigating after another student showed a school resource deputy cellphone footage of the altercation; security cameras also captured it.
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