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A fist fight between two boys, ages 12 and 14, Monday night turned more violent when the younger one allegedly hit the older boy with a baseball bat, leading to his arrest. Oakland County Sheriff ’s deputies were called to the Oak Forest Apartments in the 100 block of Casemer Road in Orion Township shortly before 10 p.m. after several residents reported hearing the sound of fighting from inside one of the apartments. Deputies say witnesses told them the younger boy provoked the fight in the parking lot and the two exchanged punches. After they separated, the 12-year-old returned with a baseball bat and hit the 14-year-old in the knee. A witness took the bat from the younger boy. Paramedics treated the 14-year-old for injuries and then transported him to a hospital for further medical evaluation. The 12-year-old was lodged at Children’s Village pending an intake hearing. Detectives are investigating the incident.

OAKLAND COUNTY, MI - A 12-year-old boy is being held at the Oakland County Children 's Village after allegedly striking a 14-year-old boy with a baseball bat following a fist fight. Deputies with the Oakland County Sheriff 's Office responded shortly before 10 p.m. Monday, Aug. 14, to Oak Forest Apartments , 151 Casemer Road, in Orion Township to a call of two people fighting in the complex. Witnesses told police the younger boy approached the teen and provoked him into a fist fight. He then entered an apartment after the pair separated, grabbed a baseball bat and began chasing after the older boy. The teen was struck in the left knee with the bat as he attempted to run away, police said. A witness to the fight was able to pull the bat away from the 12-year-old boy and throw it over a fence in the area. A juvenile petition was completed and the boy was lodged, pending an intake hearing scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.