A man and a teenage girl are charged after a melee broke out following a high school graduation in Delaware earlier this week.
"... at approximately 8:40 p.m., troopers working the graduation detail at Sussex Central High School were alerted to a large crowd of people fighting outside of the main gate to the ceremonies," police wrote Thursday."Troopers responded and observed a 48-year-old Millsboro woman being kicked and punched by a 16-year-old girl, who was yelling and then began walking away from the area.
Troopers caught up to the girl -- who isn't a Sussex Central student -- and her dad on the other side of the school's softball field, police said. But neither of them would talk.Sign up for NBC Philadelphia newsletters. Police broke up the fights and dispersed the crowd, but none of the victims of the fight stuck around, state police said.
The next day, the 48-year-old woman and her 15-year-old daughter -- who also isn't a student at the school -- reported their injuries to police."The woman had a scratch on her nose, and the girl had a black eye and a swollen nose," police said. On Thursday, police announced the arrest of David Cupery. Cupery -- believed to be the 29-year-old man mentioned by police -- had turned himself in to face misdemeanor offensive touching and disorderly conduct charges. He was Cupery was arraigned and released on his own recognizance. It was unclear if he had an attorney who could comment for him.
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