Wrestling team threatened to assault classmate with a broomstick

Four student wrestlers at a New Jersey high school threatened to assault a classmate with a broomstick during a hazing ritual, officials said.

The students, all of whom attend Arthur P. Schalick High School in Pittsgrove Township, are not being publicly identified. They are charged with aggravated assault, conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, criminal restraint, hazing and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, Salem County Prosecutor John T. Lenahan told NJ.com. None of the teens were detained after they were charged.

On Saturday, members of the school’s wrestling team, the Cougars, allegedly stripped the victim in the shower, restrained him, and threatened to attack him with a broomstick, police said.

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By Alexandra Klausner