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Tremont teenager arrested in blow-dart attacks
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MORTON -- Police in the central Illinois town of Morton have arrested a teenager in connection with two blow-dart attacks.

Morton detectives arrested the 15-year-old Tremont boy Wednesday. Chief Nick Graff says the teen was charged with two counts of aggravated battery and released to his parents.

A 12-year-old girl and a 24-year-old woman were hit with four-inch-long, metal-tipped blow darts in separate instances last week in Morton. The victims were pedestrians, and both are OK.

Officials say the Tremont teen was a passenger in a car.

The Tazewell County state's attorney's office says the case is under review.

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Uwing wrote on Oct 12, 2007 7:39 PM:

" Dont givem any more banning ideas! "

YES VIEWERS, wrote on Oct 12, 2007 1:17 PM:

" HERE WE ARE IN THE JUNGLES OF TREMONT, HUNTING FOR THE WILD BEASTS THAT ROAM FREELY IN OUR STREETS "

blow darts wrote on Oct 12, 2007 9:35 AM:

" Didn't they use blow darts in an episode of Gilligan's Island?? Love that show!! "

blow dart wrote on Oct 12, 2007 8:31 AM:

" i use the blow dart gun to control the tree rat problem in my yard .also known as squriels.they do more damage then good . "

Agree wrote on Oct 12, 2007 7:31 AM:

" I agree with Ohh, why would we even think of allowing blow dart guns to be sold. What possible good could come of them. Not sure about the second comment though as guns aren't banned.........but probably should be. "

Ohh wrote on Oct 11, 2007 7:13 PM:

" we better move to ban blow darts as well just like all you idiots do with guns "
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