A security guard accused of punching a Brainerd High School student earlier this year now faces a lawsuit in addition to criminal charges.
Josephus Reed Jr., 49, was charged in April with aggravated assault and impersonating a licensed professional in connection with the January incident, after a grand jury decision.
Hamilton County school district officials said Reed was hired without proper authorization and was found to be working without a state private security license. He is set to appear Wednesday in Hamilton County Criminal Court on those charges, court dockets show.
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The student, Jermaine Fleetwood, filed a lawsuit against Reed last week in Hamilton County Circuit Court, court records show. Fleetwood has since graduated, his attorney, Robin Flores, said in a text.