MOTT HAVEN, Bronx (WABC) -- A 14-year-old boy is facing charges after police say he brought a knife to his Bronx school to intimidate an older boy who punched him the day before.
Authorities say the teen got into a fight Monday with a 16-year-old who had come to the defense of another youth at the Urban Assembly School for Careers in Sports, located at Concourse Village West in the Mott Haven section.
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The 14-year-old allegedly came to school Tuesday with a steak knife, which he is accused of flashing at the 16-year-old around 11:45 a.m.
No altercation took place.
The 14-year-old is charged with criminal possession of a weapon and menacing, while the 16-year-old was charged with assault for striking the younger boy Monday.