------------------ Assault With A Carrot? ------------------

DETROIT - An 11-year-old boy has been charged with felonious
assault after he allegedly threw a carrot slice that hit his
middle school teacher in the eye. The boy was being held in
the Wayne County Juvenile Detention Facility, charged with
assault with a dangerous weapon. If convicted, he could face
a variety of penalties, including time in a boys training
school. The boy was suspended from Murphy Middle School after
throwing carrot pieces at classmates, the Detroit Free Press
reported. One of the chunks hit teacher Lee Williams in the
eye, leaving it red and swollen, police said.