34-year-old Lashakita Shenika Jefferson scuffled with her son’s teachers, Lakesia Young and Marquatta Page, at Sherwood Middle School on April 25th. On April 26th, Young and Page provided officers with statements regarding the incident. They advised them that they work with Special Ed students and that a 13-year-old male student, Jefferson’s son, was acting out, destroying school property. They tried to call Jefferson multiple times to pick up her son but could not reach her for about three hours. Once Jefferson arrived, she could not control her son, so Young and Page used a technique they’ve been trained to utilize with Special Ed students to escort him outside the school. Jefferson felt that they were in the wrong for how they were handling her son, and when they got outside, she punched Young in the face. Jefferson then pulled Young to the ground by her hair, where she continued striking her. Then, when Page tried to intervene, Jefferson also punched her in the face. Young and Page separately identified Jefferson in a photo lineup. A warrant was issued for her arrest. Jefferson was taken into custody for two counts of assault on May 20th.
Lashakita Jefferson of Queensland Drive Memphis, TN, was booked into the Shelby County Jail on May 20th, charged with assault. She was released on her own recognizance.
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