Las Vegas teens accused of killing classmate claim self-defense

This story is rocking the nation after a group of 8 or 9 boys in Las Vegas got into a fight with a classmate, beat him, and he died from his injuries. The teens who beat him, causing his death, are now claiming self-defense, saying he threw the first punch. NY Post reported on this criminal news story:

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 in handcuffs and are being tried as adults for second-degree murder after they allegedly beat and stomped on Lewis’ head Nov. 1 outside Rancho High School.

Lewis died of his injuries a week later.