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KELLY: THE 16-YEAR-OLD COULD BE FACING SOME SERIOUS CHARGES, LIKE FELONY BATTERY, ATTEMPT CARJACKING, ASSAULT ON A SCHOOL OFFICIAL, AND MORE AFTER HE TRIED TO LEAVE SCHOOL. >> PARENTS OF COCOA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THERE WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT STUDENT ISSUE AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL DAY THAT COCOA POLICE AND FIRE RESCUE ASSISTED WITH RESOLVING SWIFTL KELLY: THAT’S THE CALL THAT WENT OUT TO COCOA HIGH SCHOOL PARENTS AT THE SAME TIME AS DISMISSAL, EXPLAINING WHY THERE WAS A POLICE PRESENCE OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL. ACCORDING TO COCOA POLICE, THE TEENAGER TRIED TO LEAVE SCHOOL, AND THEN GOT VIOLENT. HE ALLEGEDLY HIT A CUSTODIAN IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WITH A GOLF CART BATTERY CHARGER AS HE RAN OUT OF A CLASSROOM THINGS ESCALATED FURTHER OUTSIDE WHEN HE TRIED TO CARJACK A PARENT WHO WAS WAITING IN THE FRONT LOOP POLICE SAY THE TEENAGER WAS TRYING TO PULL THE WOMAN FROM HER CAR WHEN A SCHOOL SECURITY SPECIALIST GOT CONTROL OF HIM. THE SECURITY SPECIALIST HELD THE TEEN UNTIL POLICE ARRIVED. >> WE WILL DISMISS AS NORMAL. THANK YOU. KELLY: PARENTS WE TALKED TO HERE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL SAY THEY HEARD ABOUT THE INCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE CALL OUT, BUT DIDN’T KNOW MUCH MORE. COCOA POLICE TELL US THE CUSTODIAN WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AS A PRECAUTION, BUT IS GOING BE JUST FINE. THE INCIDENT IS STILL UN

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A Cocoa High School student is in custody and facing multiple felony charges after injuring a custodian and attempting to steal a car from a mother in the pick up line, according to investigators.The 16-year-old could be facing some serious charges, like felony battery, attempted carjacking, assault on a school official, and more after he allegedly tried to leave school.“Parents of Cocoa High School students. There was an isolated incident student issue at the end of the school day that Cocoa police and Fire Rescue assisted with resolving swiftly. We will dismiss as normal. Thank you.”That’s the call that went out to Cocoa High parents at the same time as school dismissal.It explained why there was a police presence outside the school.According to Cocoa police, the teenager tried to leave school, and then got violent.He allegedly hit a custodian in the back of the head with a golf cart battery charger as he ran out of a classroom.Things escalated further outside when he tried to carjack a parent who was waiting in the front loop, officials said.Police said the teenager was trying to pull the woman from her car when a school security specialist got control of him.The security specialist held the teen until police arrived.Parents at the high school said they heard about the incident because of the call out, but didn’t know much more.Cocoa police said the custodian went to the hospital as a precaution, but is going to be okay.The incident is still under investigation, so the teen’s charges have not been finalized.