Charges dismissed in alleged attack on gay teen in Kentucky

Associated Press
MCKEE, Ky. — A judge has dismissed charges against two eastern Kentucky teens accused of attacking a gay classmate.
The Lexington Herald-Leader reports prosecutor George T. Hays said Thursday, Aug. 19 that there wasn’t enough evidence to convict Corinne Schwab and Ashley Sams, both 18. They were charged with fourth-degree assault and menacing in the alleged attack on 18-year-old Cheyenne Williams.
Earlier this week, District Judge Henria Bailey-Lewis acquitted a juvenile who also was charged in the case.
Williams had accused the others of taking her to a rural area of the county on April 16, hitting her with sticks and threatening to push her over a cliff because she is gay.
The four teens attended Jackson County High School at the time of the alleged attack and had been friends.