‘She… Accepted Responsibility’: Missouri Black Teen Pleads to Lesser Charge of Second-Degree Assault After Viral Brawl with Schoolmate Kaylee Gain, Is Released on Court Supervision

Maurnice DeClue, a 15-year-old from Missouri, was painted to be a monster in the eyes of the public when a video emerged in March of a sidewalk fight between her and white schoolmate Kaylee Gain. After the video went viral, conservative politicians used it to highlight “anti-white violence” and called for DeClue to be charged as an adult for first-degree assault, which carries a maximum sentence of 30 years behind bars. Citing “radical DEI programs,” Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey used his bully pulpit to launch a widespread investigation into the Hazelwood School District in suburban St. Louis, where 90 percent of the 18,000 K-12 students are Black. While the story continued to blow up in far-right circles, the court came back with its decision in June. DeClue was released on probation, lending credence to the belief that the fight was agreed to beforehand by both girls, as revealed by Gain’s father via the New York Post, and it was not DeClue’s intent to cause such severe harm. Viral video shows fight between a juvenile and a teen identified as Kaylee Gain. Gain suffered from a fractured school, and her alleged attacker was arrested. (booonwer/X) DeClue’s case remained in juvenile...