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The 4 "teens" in Las Vegas charged over fatally beating classmate Jonathan Lewis receive SWEETHEART sentencing plea deal.

Four Las Vegas teenagers accused of beating a 17-year-old to death have asked a judge to dismiss their murder charge, despite the attack being caught on camera. The accused, Dontral Beaver, 16; Damien Hernandez, 17; Treavion Randolph, 16; and Gianni Robinson, 17, have been indicted and pleaded not guilty to the murder of Jonathan Lewis. The foursome and their attorneys appeared in front of Clark County District Court Judge Tierra Jones yesterday and argued that there is insufficient evidence for their charges. Multiple videos from the day of the attack show a group of teens hitting, kicking and stomping Lewis...

Two more teenagers have pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter for beating Las Vegas teen Jonathan Lewis to death in November. Both of the teens entered guilty pleas in court on Wednesday morning as they appeared shackled and in juvenile custody uniforms before Judge Amy Mastin. The juveniles' names aren't being publicly released because of their ages and because their cases are being handled in the family court system. They are being charged for their role in the death of Jonathan Lewis, 17, who died after he was savagely beaten down by a group of around 15 other students. Lewis's fatal...

The Las Vegas teenagers accused of beating 17-year-old Jonathan Lewis to death in an alley near their high school claimed self-defense, saying at a court hearing Thursday that the boy threw the first punch. Four of the nine teens charged with Lewis’ murder appeared before Las Vegas Justice Court Judge Nadia Woods but did not receive bail as expected, with Woods instead saying she’d issue a written order on bond for each defendant next week, local CBS affiliate station KLAS reported. The four teens — Damien Hernandez, 17, Gianni Robinson, 17, Dontral Beaver, 16, and Treavion Randolph, 16 — appeared...

Four of the Nevada 'bullies' arrested over the horrific mass attack which killed 17-year-old Jonathan Lewis Jr could barely conceal their fear as they appeared in court on murder charges. Dontral Beaver, 16, Damien Hernandez, 17, Gianni Robinson, 17, and Treavion Randolph, 16, are among eight schoolmates accused of beating Lewis to death outside Rancho High School in Las Vegas on November 1. Cowed, cuffed, and being tried as adults, the four teens mumbled their replies as they stood before Judge Nadia Wood at the start of a trial which could see them jailed for life. Lewis died in hospital...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Three of eight teens accused of beating another student to death near Rancho High School earlier this month made their initial appearance in court on Friday morning. Dontral Beaver, Damien Hernandez, and Gianna Robinson appeared for the first time in Clark County Justice Court — as adults. A fourth suspect, Treavion Randolph, will appear in court later today. The remaining four students arrested in this case are under 16 and have not yet been publicly identified. The court process ahead of them will be slightly different than their counterparts who are 16 or older, legal experts...

Las Vegas police have release two images of teenage thugs that are wanted for the murder of a schoolboy - after the District Attorney defended the decision to try a 13-year-old among eight others that were arrested as an adult. Jonathan Lewis, 17, was set upon by a mob of 10 on November 1 outside Rancho High School, Las Vegas. He died in hospital on November 7 - and on Tuesday, eight arrests and charges were announced. The teenagers, ranging from ages 13 to 18, were charged with murder after the fatal beating of fellow student Lewis, who was remembered...

Eight teenagers have been charged with murder after the fatal beating of a fellow student, who agreed to fight the group in a row over stolen wireless headphones. Jonathan Lewis, 17, was set upon by a mob of 10 on November 1. He died in hospital on November 7, and on Tuesday the charges were announced. Lt. Jason Johansson of Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said all the people involved — believed to be 10 — were students of Rancho High School. Johansson described a viral video showing the beating as 'void of humanity'. Lewis's father said he 'can't watch'...

This story is incredibly sad. A "smaller friend" was being tormented by a group of 15 bullies down the street from a Vegas high school — literally having been placed in a trash can — when Jonathan Lewis, a now deceased 17-year-old, came to the rescue and started throwing punches in defense of his little buddy. Unfortunately, and this is hard to put on paper, Lewis was beaten so severely by that same mob of 15 kids that he ended up succumbing to his injuries and sadly passed away less than two weeks later. This is a serious matter and...

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A teenage boy has died days after he was horrifically beaten by a huge gang of bullies near a Las Vegas high school. The attack happened on November 1 near Rancho High School, when 17-year-old Jonathan Lewis was pummeled by around fifteen other youths. He is said to have been targeted after standing-up for a smaller friend who'd just been robbed by the mob.. Police officers found him at about 2.05pm that day, bleeding from the head. The teen was put on life support at University Medical Center, where he died Tuesday after doctors made several attempts to save his...

A Las Vegas teenager beaten by a group of about 15 people near Rancho High School last week died on Tuesday, according to his father. Jonathan Lewis Sr. said Friday that son Jonathan Lewis Jr., 17, died while at University Medical Center for treatment for injuries he suffered in the fight. “We’re all just trying to process this,” said Lewis, 38, by phone. “The whole family is in shock.” From what he understands, the altercation happened after “Jonathan stood up for one of his smaller friends,” Lewis said. “A couple (of people) attacked him, and they weren’t able to hurt...

A Las Vegas student remains in critical condition after a fight involving 15 people near Rancho High School, according to police.