UPDATE: LT Student Charged in Drilling Incident

A Brookfield man, Shahram Beikzadeh, 20, of 4149 Blanchan Ave., was charged Dec. 3 with reckless conduct after he allegedly put an activated power drill against a classmate's head Nov. 30 at , 100 S. Brainard Ave.

He will be in court Dec. 22 in the 5th Municipal District Court building in Bridgeview on the misdemeanor charge. The student came in to the Dec. 3 with his parents, was interviewed and charged, said La Grange police investigator Patrick Fulla. , while building sets during a stage craft class at the high school, "appeared accidental in nature," Fulla said. "We take it as a serious incident."     

The victim, a 16-year-old Brookfield girl, was left with a sizable bald spot. She did go later that day to , where she was treated and released, Fulla said.

Beikzadeh was disciplined by the school, Fulla said, but because of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, he does not know the nature of the discipline. That privacy act also prevents him from knowing why a 20-year-old is in high school, Fulla said.

Jennifer Bialobok, LT spokesperson said, according to the Student Records Act, she cannot discuss the discipline of an individual student or discuss the specifics of the incident.

"LTHS is conducting a thorough investigation of the incident. The district takes all incidents of student safety seriously and is deeply saddened that any LT student was harmed in any way," she stated in an e-mail.

Patch reports on law enforcement activity in our town, using information provided by official agencies. Persons charged with a crime, or issued a citation for violation of a local ordinance, are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. If you or a family member are charged wtih a crime or cited for a violation, and the charge or citation are subsequently adjudicated, we encourage you to notify the editor of this Patch site and we will do follow-up reporting on the case.