Estimated read time: Less than a minute
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — A Lowell middle school boys basketball coach is accused of berating a student and throwing a Rubik's Cube at him, blaming the teen for a loss.
The Sun reports (http://bit.ly/1ZEIM8u ) 30-year-old Matthew Fraser, of Lowell, pleaded not guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon in connection with the Jan. 27 incident at Sullivan Middle School. He appeared in Lowell District Court Thursday to finalize case deadlines.
The school says Fraser was placed on paid administrative leave from his job as a seventh-grade paraprofessional.
Defense attorney Robert Normandin says Fraser denies throwing anything, and is anxious to resolve the case to return to school in September.
Prosecutors say Fraser yelled and threw the cube at the teen, missing him and hitting a substitute teacher.
He's due back in court July 7.
___
Information from: The (Lowell, Mass.) Sun, http://www.lowellsun.com
Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
