Cross Creek student maces teen outside school as baby sister is nearby: Police

De'asia Chance, 17, of Augusta, is charged with simple battery and contributing to delinquency or dependency of a minor

Date: December 15, 2025

A Cross Creek High School student has been arrested after authorities say she sprayed a 15-year-old boy with mace in the school’s parking lot while her young sister was nearby.

De’Asia Chance, 17, was arrested Dec. 9 and charged with simple battery and contributing to the delinquency or dependency of a minor.

School police say the incident occurred around 3 p.m. after dismissal. Investigators allege Chance sprayed her 15-year-old boyfriend with mace and poured water on him outside the school on Old Waynesboro Road in Augusta. Her 4-year-old sister was present in the area during the incident.

Chance was taken into custody and booked into the jail on both charges.

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Greg Rickabaugh is an award-winning crime reporter in the Augusta-Aiken area with experience writing for The Augusta Chronicle and serving as publisher of The Jail Report. He also owns AugustaCrime.com. Rickabaugh is a 1994 graduate of the University of South Carolina and has appeared on several crime documentaries on the Investigation Discovery channel. He is married with two daughters.

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