A 17-year-old student from East Jefferson High School in Metairie was arrested following a fight Monday that sent another student to the hospital, according to authorities.

D'Antoine Holmes was booked with aggravated second-degree battery, according to Capt. Jason Rivarde, spokesperson for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office.

The injured student, a 17-year-old boy, suffered a cut that required medical attention. The injury was not life-threatening, Rivarde said.

The Sheriff's Office responded to the school, 400 Phlox Ave., Metairie, just before 10 a.m. after receiving a report of an altercation.

During the fight, Holmes cut the student with an "unknown implement," Rivarde said. Authorities did not recover the weapon.

Holmes was being held Tuesday at the Jefferson Parish Correctional

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