Caught On Video, Student Choked Until He Passes Out

SALISBURY, N.C.–A 16 year-old student is choked until he passes out. All while fellow students watch in horror.

This is the disturbing video taken inside East Rowan High School last week.

A 15 year-old boy is seen choking a 16 year-old student until the teen passes out.

“Got choked out, he was passed out, his arms were twitching and everything,” says friend and fellow student Trenton Frye.

Fellow classmates watched in horror, some yelling stop, others trying to pull the 15 year-old off of him as they hit the ground.

“I was concerned for his health for his well-being. I’ve known the kid since elementary school he’s one of my best friends, lives right down the road from me,” says Frye.

Frye says he didn’t see the fight firsthand but learned of the incident after watching this video.

The Rowan County Sheriff’s office says it all began on facebook, that the two students were making derogatory statements about each other before it escalated at the school.

“It could’ve been worse, it’s a good thing nothing seriously happened to him,” says another student.

Images they say they won’t soon forget.

Frye and other students we talked to say they spoke to the 16 year-old at school and he’s okay.

“The message here is don’t be stupid let it go walk away,” says Frye.

The 16 year-old seen in the video getting choked is okay. I talked to his friends who say they are still shaken by what they saw.

The Rowan County Sheriff’s office arrested the 16 year-old Friday and charged him with cyberbullying.

They say any charges against the 15 year-old seen choking him in the video are pending.