Posted on April 17, 2022

Las Vegas Student Strangled, Sexually Assaulted Teacher ‘to Get Revenge,’ Police Say

David Charns, KLAS, April 12, 2022

A 16-year-old Las Vegas high school student accused of attempting to kill his teacher last week reportedly strangled and beat the young woman several times before sexually assaulting her, police said.

Jonathan Martinez Garcia, 16, is being processed as an adult due to the nature of the charges. He faces 15 charges including attempted murder, sexual assault and kidnapping. Nine additional charges were added on Monday.

Jonathan Garcia Martinez

Jonathan Garcia Martinez

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The teacher told police Martinez Garcia came to her classroom “to see what assignments he might be missing in her class,” police wrote in a report {snip}

The teacher said Martinez Garcia and she moved to her desk and were talking about assignments he was missing and his grades when she felt like she was being choked, police said. Police believe the high school student used a computer cord to strangle her {snip}

At some point, Martinez Garcia reportedly grabbed the back of the teacher’s hair and hit it against an object, forcing her to pass out {snip}

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The teacher “asked Jonathan repeatedly why he was ‘doing this’ to her,” police said. The student replied though he really liked this specific teacher, he “didn’t like teachers” and was “getting revenge” {snip}

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Martinez Garcia also called a parent during the incident, telling the teacher, “Can’t you just die already, hurry up,” the teacher told police.

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