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Grafton High student arrested after throwing vase, injuring peer

Xshajah McLauchin, 18 (Courtesy Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail)
Xshajah McLauchin, 18 (Courtesy Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail)

An 18-year-old female Grafton High School student was arrested Friday morning after injuring another student by throwing a glass vase at her, police say.

The vase hit another 16-year-old female student in the face and caused a cut on her nose that required stitches, York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office spokesman Lt. Dennis Ivey said. The student was transported for medical attention, but it is unclear whether she went to a hospital or a doctor’s office.

At around 10 a.m., Xshajah McLauchlin, “exchanged words” in the hallway with the 16-year-old female student just before second block at Grafton High School, York, Ivey said.

McLauchlin allegedly picked up a flower vase and threw it at the victim when the students entered the classroom, Ivey said.

She was arrested and taken to the Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail, Ivey said.  McLauchlin has been charged with maiming.

Sarah Fearing
Sarah Fearing
Sarah Fearing is the Assistant Editor at WYDaily. Sarah was born in the state of Maine, grew up along the coast, and attended college at the University of Maine at Orono. Sarah left Maine in October 2015 when she was offered a job at a newspaper in West Point, Va. Courts, crime, public safety and civil rights are among Sarah’s favorite topics to cover. She currently covers those topics in Williamsburg, James City County and York County. Sarah has been recognized by other news organizations, state agencies and civic groups for her coverage of a failing fire-rescue system, an aging agriculture industry and lack of oversight in horse rescue groups. In her free time, Sarah enjoys lazing around with her two cats, Salazar and Ruth, drinking copious amounts of coffee and driving places in her white truck.

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