Two Central High School students face aggravated robbery charges after ordering a fellow student to empty his pockets before choking him and throwing him down the stairs, authorities say.

Tari Marquise Lamar Davis, 16, and Maurice Lamar Myles, 17, were charged with felony first-degree aggravated robbery in the incident, according to the juvenile petitions filed against them in Ramsey County District Court.

Police responded to the high school just before 9:30 a.m. last Wednesday after a student showed up at the nurse’s office saying he had been jumped, court documents say.

He told officers he was climbing a stairwell in the building that morning when three teens blocked him from accessing the doorway to the second floor, the petition said.

Then one of the teens put him in a chokehold while the other two began rifling through his pockets in search of his cellphone, the student told police.

When they came up empty-handed, they threw him down the stairs and took off, the petition said.

He tried to fight back during the attack but said they “overwhelmed” him, leaving him “petrified” for his life, according to court documents.

The student suffered a cut to his left eye that required stitches.

Police interviewed the three teens after they returned to school the next day. All of them claimed to be bystanders during the incident and blamed the others for robbing and choking the student, the petition said.

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A spokeswoman for St. Paul Public Schools said the incident was an “isolated event” that didn’t affect a lot of students. She added that students who behave the way alleged in the petitions face “severe consequences.”

“St. Paul Public Schools … will not tolerate any behavior that puts our schools, students or staff at risk,” Toya Stewart Downey said in a statement. “There are severe consequences for students who behave this way and the school will follow its strict discipline procedures as outlined in the Student Rights and Responsibilities Handbook. The safety and well-being of students is a top priority for (St. Paul Public Schools).”

Myles’ public defender declined to comment on the charges. Davis’ could not be reached.

Both teens have court hearings Feb. 20.

The 15-year-old, who was not named because of his age, was charged in juvenile court with one count of first-degree attempted aggravated robbery.