The suspect has been identified as Quinton Earl Lofton. According to court documents, Lofton already faces pending charges in Wilson County, including taking two counts each of indecent liberties with a child, committing a statutory offense with a child and sexual activity by a substitute parent and four counts of felony child abuse-sexual act.
Despite these serious allegations, police have yet to release an official statement regarding the events at Fike High School. However, reports circulating on social media provided what could have happened.
Witnesses and online accounts claim that the altercation began when Lofton’s daughter and the victim were reportedly “hitting each other”. It is alleged that Lofton’s daughter called her father to the school to confront the student.
The incident, now widely shared on social media, allegedly shows Lofton, wearing a red shirt and black pants. In the footage, he is seen violently grabbing the student around the neck, before pushing him around a corner of a hallway into a guardrail on a staircase. Moments later, the student collapses and begins seizing, before getting up and walking away.
Throughout the video, Lofton can be heard repeatedly saying, “Put your hands on her again,” and emphasizing, “She’s a girl… she’s a girl.” The graphic footage has sparked outrage online, with many questioning how Lofton was able to enter the school and gain access to students.
Authorities have not yet confirmed whether additional charges will be filed against Lofton for the incident at Fike High School. But as a result of the incident, he is charged with strangulation and disorderly conduct.
Community Concerns and Questions
The incident has raised serious concerns about school security and the safety of students. Parents and community members are demanding answers regarding how Lofton was able to bypass school security measures and whether proper protocols were in place to prevent such an event.
Lofton has since bonded out of jail.
Pls get the whole story straight before making a post like he hit the girl for no reason! You only posted their side but not his side! Your posts be misleading af smh