DeWayne BunchWHITLEY COUNTY, KY (WAVE) –
Two Whitley County teens will now face upgraded charges, but will not serve additional
jail time for the death of a former state representative and teacher.
The boys were 15 and 16
years old when they were charged with the assault of DeWayne Bunch,.
In April of 2011, Bunch, 50, a math teacher of 17 years, went in early
to Whitley County High to help serve breakfast. However, a brawl between
two boys left Bunch unconscious after he tried to stop it. He was
knocked to the cafeteria floor and never recovered.
Bunch's widow, Regina
Bunch, said a judge upgraded the teen's charges from assault to reckless
homicide Tuesday, but because they are juveniles they will not face more than
the 80 days they have already served.
Bunch battled head
injuries suffered from the fight for over a year before he died in July.
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