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Updated: 9:32 PM Aug 20, 2008
Teen Arrested After Youth Camp Guard Attacked With Axe
Markis Allen of Greenville was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. Posted: 3:53 PM Aug 20, 2008Reporter: Bill Wilson |
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A youth camp security guard was attacked with an axe during an attempt by two residents trying to runaway.
Markis Allen of Greenville was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. The 16-year-old was taken into custody yesterday after the attack at the Eckerd Youth Camp in Carteret County.
A 15-year-old juvenile was also charged with assaulting a second security guard.
Allen is in the county jail under a $20,000 bond.
Eckerd serves at-risk youth from 8 to 18-years-old through residential and community-based programs.
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Posted by: Sheila
Location: Kenansville
on Nov 10, 2008 at 06:31 PM
Yes I agree there are some problems at this camp. My daughter was there for 13 months. They have some good learning techniques in place although not enough staff to the ratio of kids. My daughter came back and reverted back to her old ways, so....
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Posted by: justathought
Location: newport, nc
on Sep 10, 2008 at 02:31 AM
I have mixed feelings about this camp. As a former staff member, I have seen kids go through some terrible things while being a part of the 'standards' at E-Ma-Henwu. Since a single staff member can be in charge of 12 kids for 5-7 days in a row, they are unable to catch everything. As a result, kids have been abused...physically and sexually by other campers. The staff members do their best, but I know that these camps are run on a budget, and the kids suffer from having most of their interactions come from fellow campers. After all, the kid was with 4 other campers. Eckerd tries to hide everything 'in the woods' from the public, but I would encourage a reporter to spend a month with one group. You will see some hell that no kid should ever go through. Have questions about leadership? See what happened to Keith Cartwright and all of the rest of the staff that worked during his tenure. I'm not saying the kid was right in doing what he did, but I know e-ma-henwu is not a good place to be.
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Posted by: That's right
on Aug 22, 2008 at 01:38 PM
To As a Mother, Yeah, lets give him all the excuses we can. He probably should have attacked him with an ax instead of properly reporting it. I agree we should blame the victim for getting attacked (not). Keep coming up with more excuses for attacking him with an ax so we can let him loose in your neighborhood. Then when he decides to attack your child or someone you know, he will be ready to defend his actions with more excuses.
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