The grieving mother of the 17-year-old Nevada teen who was stomped to death by a gang of vicious bullies has filed a lawsuit against the school district.
Johnathan Lewis, 17, was brutally beaten by a group of wild teens outside of a Las Vegas home on November 1, 2023.
He tragically died in the hospital days later after falling unconscious, suffering severe head trauma and other serious injuries after the attack, which was caught on camera.
Four teens – Dontral Beaver, 16, Damian Hernandez, 18, Treavion Randolph, 16, and Gianni Robinson, 17 – were arrested and charged as adults over the incident, but their cases were transferred to juvenile court in August as part of a plea deal.
Johnathan’s mother, Mellisa Ready, filed a lawsuit against the Clark County School District (CCSD) in District Court on Wednesday.
In the legal filing, obtained by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Ready accused the district and Sandra Corona – who owns the property where the attack took place – of wrongful death and negligence.
According to the lawsuit, the horrid attack took place immediately after school was dismissed, ‘adjacent to and partially on’ Corona’s property.
The area where the fight took place was a ‘known gathering spot’ for students attending the nearby Rancho High School for criminal activity and previous attacks took place in that area, per the lawsuit.
Johnathan Lewis, 17, was brutally beaten by a group of wild teens outside of a Las Vegas home on November 1, 2023. He died six days later after succumbing to his injuries
The horrific fight was captured on camera as a swarm or teens attacked Johnathan
‘Despite this knowledge, CCSD failed to take reasonable steps to supervise students in or near the area, implement preventive measures, or notify law enforcement,’ the filings allege.
The complaint also stated that Corona should have known her property was a hotspot for ‘criminal or violent activity’ and tried to intervene.
‘Despite such knowledge, she failed to secure the premises, restrict access, or take any action to prevent foreseeable harm to minors entering or traversing her property,’ the lawsuit stated.
It went on to claim that those responsible for beating her son to death ‘were known to the school administration and had exhibited prior aggressive or violent behavior’ before.
The lawsuit further detailed that there had been at least one altercation involving Lewis or his peers prior to the deadly fight.
For that instance, school staff ‘were on notice or should have been on notice of escalating tensions,’ the complaint read.
The new legal filing claims the school district ‘owed a duty to supervise students, investigate and respond to threats of violence, and prevent reasonably foreseeable harm to students under its care — even in areas adjacent to campus grounds during or immediately after school hours.’
When contacted by DailyMail.com about the new lawsuit, Clark County School District said they do ‘not comment on pending litigation.’
DailyMail.com also contacted Corona for comment but did not immediately hear back.
Johnathan’s mother, Mellisa Ready, filed a lawsuit against the Clark County School District (CCSD) in District Court on Wednesday. Ready accused the district and Sandra Corona – who owns the property where the attack took place – of wrongful death and negligence
Sickening videos of the attack showed a group of teens hitting, kicking and stomping Lewis to the point of unconsciousness, which caused his death a week later.
Authorities in Vegas have said the students agreed to meet in the alley to fight over a vape pen and wireless headphones that had been stolen from Lewis’ friend.
Footage obtained by 8 News Now showed Lewis being carried to safety by a student and neighbor back to the high school after the savage attack.
Defense lawyer Robert Draskovich, representing Robinson, called the fight a tragedy, but said convicting the four as adults would have been a second tragedy.
‘This negotiation enables my client to graduate high school, move on with his life and become a productive citizen,’ Draskovich said.
As part of their plea deals, Randolph, Beaver, Hernandez and Robinson admitted to manslaughter and had their cases transferred to juvenile court.
In September, a judge ordered all of them to spend an undisclosed length of time in a juvenile detention center, the Review-Journal reported.
Ready showed up to Robinson’s hearing and spoke directly to him about her late son.
Damien Hernandez, 17 (left), and Treavion Randolph, 16 (right), have both been charged with murder as adults
Hernandez, top left, Randolph, top right, Beaver, bottom left, and Robinson, bottom right, have all accepted a plea deal
‘They destroyed my life’s biggest accomplishment as if he was nothing more than a piece of trash,’ the mom, sporting a t-shirt with Johnathan’s image on it, said.
‘My 5-year-old son will one day see the videos of his big brother being beaten to death.
‘We will live with these heartbreaking and devastating videos forever. You can never undo the damage that has been done. Jonathan is forever going to be gone from our lives because of your actions.’
In response to all four of them being charged as juveniles instead of adults, Ready previously told the outlet: ‘There’s literally no one being held accountable with true punishment for my son’s murder. It’s disgusting.’
In a statement, Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson acknowledged Lewi’s mother’s comments and ‘the pain she is going through as she mourns her son.’
It added that she had been informed about the terms of the negotiations before defending the resolution of the case.
Lewis was hospitalized with severe head trauma and other injuries and died a week later
The statement said juvenile court is ‘best equipped to punish the defendants for their heinous conduct’ while also offering rehabilitation.
In Nevada, a teenager facing a murder charge can be charged as an adult if they were 13 or older when the crime occurred.
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