7 facing charges in 'chaotic situation' at Centennial that sent 1 to hospital

URBANA — Seven teens will be detained until at least May 3 in connection with a lunch-hour fight Friday outside Centennial High School that ended in an eighth youth being taken to the hospital.

Six of the teens detained were charged Monday in juvenile court while the seventh was charged in adult court because he's 18 years old.

All were identified as Centennial students from videos shot by others on their cellphones and posted on social media, according to Champaign County State's Attorney Julia Rietz.

School officials helped police make the identifications, she said.

The six teens under age 18 appeared separately in court Monday. Two face charges of aggravated battery, and the other four are charged with both aggravated battery and mob action.

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