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Teen found guilty of raping fellow student at Lawrence Central High School

Suspect also facing murder charges in another case
Posted at 8:47 PM, Jun 29, 2016
and last updated 2016-06-29 23:45:01-04

INDIANAPOLIS -- A 17-year-old accused of raping a fellow student was found guilty Wednesday on two felony charges.

Jabril Scruggs was accused of in the rape of another student at Lawrence Central High School in 2014.

A previous trial for the same case ended in a mistrial after a jury failed to reach a verdict on two charges in the case.

Scruggs is also facing separate murder charges for his alleged involvement in the murder of 16-year-old James Johnson in July 2013.

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Johnson was shot multiple times at a playground at the Hawthorne Place Apartments.

Scruggs is still awaiting trial on those charges.