Georgia mom pulls gun at high school basketball game after daughter fights, tases students

DOUGLAS COUNTY Ga. -- Douglas County mother Nydia Powell-Hicks and her two children face charges after a fight between students after a Lithia Springs High School basketball game, FOX 5 reports.

Douglas County sheriff's deputies report that the junior varsity players from Lithia Springs High and Maynard Jackson High got into a argument in the gym last Tuesday. Once students were removed from campus, deputies say that the arguments turned physical.

One of the children charged allegedly used a Taser on a student who went to Maynard Jackson High. Deputies say after the 15-year-old used the Taser, her mother, Powell-Hicks pulled out a gun and pointed it at the children.

"They're kids, so of course, if you point a gun in that area or just pull a gun out, that's going to terrify them," said Sgt. Trent Wilson of the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.

Powell-Hicks is now facing six counts of aggravated assault and a charge for having a weapon on a school campus. Her daughter is facing three charges for aggravated assault, having a weapon on a school campus, and obstruction.

The brother of the teen with the Taser was also charged with one count of obstruction after deputies said he did not cooperate with them and had to be physically removed from the gym.

Deputies report that no one was seriously hurt and Wilson stated "At that point innocent people, lives are involved, and at a lot of times, it's them who end up getting hurt, so once again, leave the weapons off the school zone property."

The Douglas County School System released this statement about the incident:

An incident occurred at Lithia Springs High School Tuesday evening (January 7) following a basketball game. An altercation between a Lithia High student and students from Maynard Jackson High School occurred outside the school gym in the parking lot. During the altercation, a student reportedly tased a student from another school. At that time, an adult pulled out a weapon. School Resource Officers and off-duty officers providing security for the event quickly responded and intervened. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is now investigating the incident.

— Portia Lake, Director of Public Information at Douglas County School System

The school system says it is considering a clear bag policy and adding more lights and cameras to the parking lots to help keep students safer.