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Bronx teacher goes wild on student over botched ‘ganja’ deal

September 24, 2016 1:12 AM·

The NY Daily News reports that a 48-year-old Bronx charter school teacher was arrested Friday for attacking a 16-year-old student who stiffed him during a drug buy.

The News wrote that according to police, “Kevin Pope, 48, a science teacher at the John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy in Hunts Point, was arrested at 10 a.m. [Friday] for beating the teen so badly doctors needed staples to close several deep wounds on the back of the victim’s head.”

Pope, a Harlem resident, then reportedly stormed off with the teen’s gold chain, iPhone and wallet. The items were apparently taken as compensation for the money Pope lost in a botched marijuana buy involving the teen, cops speculated.

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Author: Michael Benjamin is a public affairs consultant and an editorial board member at The New York Post. He is a former contributing columnist to the NY Post, City and State NY and other publications. He is a former Member of the New York State Assembly (2003-2010) and once led the Bronx Board of Elections. Since leaving office, he has appeared as a commentator on TWC NY1, Bronxnet OPEN, Good Day NY, and Al Jazeera America. His columns and blog focus on corruption, government, education, politics, redistricting, nuclear energy and race. He holds a B.A. in political science from Syracuse University.