Posted on: Sunday, 20 July 2008, 12:00 CDT By Ann Marie Ames, The Janesville Gazette, Wis. Jul. 20--May 25, 2008: A 12-year-old girl is home alone with her 15-year-old brother when he starts acting strangely. He tells her to come down to his room and close her eyes. When she opens her eyes, he's holding a plastic shopping bag. She tries to leave, but he crosses his arms around her neck and starts to squeeze. She screams for him to stop. At one point, she tries to fake unconsciousness, but it doesn't stop him. Finally, she grabs an aluminum bat leaning against his desk and swings it behind herself until he lets go. She escapes and calls the police. Concerned he could hurt himself or someone else, police take the boy into custody on an emergency mental detention. Officers take him to the hospital for a medical exam, a...
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