11-Year-Old Girl Allegedly Stabs Classmate In Face With Pencil

An 11-year-old Ocala girl was facing felony charges Friday after being accused of stabbing another student with a pencil.

Police said Namreh Lyles jabbed a 12-year-old boy with a pencil in the lip and then dragged the lead across his face.

The Osceola Middle School student told police she thought the boy was going to hit her. Her mother claimed it was an accident.

Police charged her with felony aggravated battery.