Horrifying moment teenager violent ambushes his teacher in hallway

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Horrifying moment teenager violent ambushes his teacher in hallway
Horrifying moment teenager violent ambushes his teacher in hallway

Disturbing footage has been released showing the moment a teenage student attempted to violently and sexually assault his teacher.

Jonathan Martinez-Garcia, 17, was jailed earlier this year for trying to rape and strangle the woman at El Dorado High School, Las Vegas in April 2022. In the security camera video, he is seen lurking through the halls of his school at just after 1:30pm on the day in question.

The sexual predator, then aged 16, planned to speak with his teacher - known only as Sade in this case - under the pretext of discussing his grades. He attempts to access a classroom but failing that he walks down the corridor again.

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Horrifying moment teenager violent ambushes his teacher in hallway qhiddeidzxihrinvGarzia-Martinez in the newly-released CCTV footage is seen stalking the school corridor right before he attacks his teacher (8 News Now Las Vegas)

However, Martinez-Garcia turns around and heads back to the classroom after Sade seemingly calls him back. The next moment in the chilling footage sees the teacher battling with her assailant in the classroom doorway and being pulled back into the room.

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The video then cuts to around 3:05pm with the student seen strolling out of the school with his head down. Martinez-Garcia was sentenced to between 16 and 40 years in prison in June of this year for the brutal attack.

Horrifying moment teenager violent ambushes his teacher in hallwayThe teacher is seen struggling with Garzia-Martinez (8 News Now Las Vegas)

During the court hearing the victim gave an emotional statement on the impact the attack - that happened off-camera - had on her. She said: "I have been in prison by him twice now. The first time was during the actual attack. He held me hostage in my own classroom. I lost consciousness at his hands numerous times.

"He would beat me until my body just couldn’t take it again and again. I just thought there was no way I was making it out of that classroom alive. The second imprisonment has been every day since. My body and mind feel as though they’re no longer my own,” reported Las Vegas Sun.

Horrifying moment teenager violent ambushes his teacher in hallwayJonathan Garzia-Martinez, 17, was jailed for up to 40 years (8 News Now Las Vegas)

It was revealed that once she had regained conscious during the ordeal the teen then threatened to burn her alive. At one point Martinez-Garcia even callously told her: "Can't you die already?"

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that prosecutors asked the judge to sentence the 17-year-old to 22 to 55 years behind bars, but Clark County District Court Judge Kathleen Delaney said she was balancing the seriousness of the crime with other factors. The defendant also pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault and battery with use of a deadly weapon resulting in substantial bodily harm in plea deal that avoided trial in the after-school attack at Eldorado High School.

If you've been the victim of sexual assault, you can access help and resources via or calling the national telephone helpline on 0808 802 9999.

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Steven White

Crime, Rape, Schools, Las Vegas

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