Chalmette High School principal seriously injured in attack

The St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man in connection with an attack on a longtime school principal. According to the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office, 33-year-old Christopher Kid was arrested and taken to jail. He is charged with second-degree robbery, simple assault, theft, simple assault, shoplifting, resisting a police officer with violence and assault on a police officer in connection with the attack on Wayne Warner. Warner has been the principal of Chalmette High School for years. According to the Sheriff’s Office, officers were dispatched to the 2900 block of Palmetto Street to investigate the attack on Warner. Warner sustained significant injuries in the incident. According to Warner, he was driving down Palmetto Street when he observed an adult man in a wheelchair knocking over trash cans and mailboxes and got out of his vehicle to ask the man if he needed help. At that point, according to Warner, Kidd became angry and pushed him to the ground. Warner was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. He will need to undergo surgery for his injuries. Officers said they found Warner’s cellphone in some nearby bushes. The sheriff believes Kidd stole it and threw it in the bushes. Kidd was later found at a nearby store, where he was caught stealing things and hiding them in his wheelchair, according to the sheriff. After a brief struggle with officers, Kidd was taken into custody and transported to St. Bernard Parish Prison for registration, according to the sheriff. Anyone with information about either incident is asked to call 504-271-2501.

CHALMETTE, Louisiana —

The St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man in connection with an attack on a longtime high school principal.

According to the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office, 33-year-old Christopher Kid was arrested and booked into jail. He is charged with second-degree robbery, simple assault on a sick person, theft, simple assault, shoplifting, resisting a police officer with violence and assault on a police officer in connection with the attack on Wayne Warner.

Warner has been principal of Chalmette High School for years.

According to the sheriff’s office, officers were dispatched to the 2900 block of Palmetto Street in response to the attack on Warner.

Warner suffered significant injuries in the incident.

According to Warner, he was driving down Palmetto Street when he observed an adult man in a wheelchair knocking over garbage cans and mailboxes. He got out of his vehicle to ask the man if he needed help. According to Warner, Kidd then became angry and pushed him to the ground.

Warner was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment and will undergo surgery for his injuries.

Officers said they found Warner’s cellphone in a nearby bush. The sheriff believes Kidd stole it and threw it in the bushes.

Kidd was later found at a nearby store, where he was caught stealing items and hiding them in his wheelchair, according to the sheriff’s office.

After a brief struggle with officers, Kidd was taken into custody and transported to St. Bernard Parish Prison for registration, the sheriff said.

Anyone with information about any of the incidents is asked to call 504-271-2501.