The wife of the high school teacher killed in a horrific prank gone wrong is begging for all charges to be dropped against the students involved — saying her husband loved them and was “excited” to join them in the prank.
Five teenagers were arrested after teacher Jason Hughes, 40, was run over when he slipped and fell outside his home in Gainesville, Georgia, while chasing them for covering his front yard in toilet paper as part of a prank war that had been a school tradition for years.
The father of two wasn’t trying to angrily confront them but “was excited and waiting to catch them in the act,” his wife, Laura, told the New York Times.
Georgia teacher Jason Hughes was run over after he slipped and fell into a street while trying to confront teenagers who were playing a prank on him. Facebook / Cliff Cape
Student Jayden Wallace allegedly fatally ran over teacher Jason Hughes in a prank gone wrong. Hall County Sheriff’s Office
The family fully “supports getting the charges dropped for all involved,” the grieving widow said, saying her husband loved the students, who face up to 15 years in prison.
