. >> reporter: vanison faces 10 years in prison, maximum, if convicted. and hundreds of thousands of people have seen that fight that got him into trouble. >> reporter: police say this video that went viral online was key to identifying and charging 40-year-old vanison with second-degree assault. he's the man wearing a ski mask and attacking a 16-year-old student on the long-range high school campus in columbia. the student ends up knocking him to the ground. fellow students here are happy cops solved the case. >> i'm happy they got him. it was kind of crazy for him to come to the school grounds and try to, you know, fight somebody. >> reporter: according to these charging documents, vanison was knocked out after the fight but refused medical attention and then gave the officer a fake name. >> reporter: police say vanison came to campus, because of a connection to a 15-year-old girl who was also seen on the video, attacking the victim, after that confrontation with vanison. police say she then charged as a juvenile with assault. >> this is really unique b

the man who has been charged in this case, danel vanison, faces a maximum of 10 years in prison if convicted. >> police say this video that went viral online is key to identifying and charging 40- year-old donnell vanison with second-degree assault. he's the man wearing a ski mask and attacking a 16-year-old student on the long reach high school campus in columbia. the student ends up knocking him to the ground. fellow students here are glad cops salve solved the-- cops solved the case. >> it's crazy. he should not be on school grounds, especially wearing a ski mask. that's scary. >> reporter: police say he came because a connection to a 15- year-old girl also seen on the video, for attacking that victim. police say she then charged as a juvenile with assault. >> we think that this was a really isolated incident. we know that fights happen at schools everywhere. but this was really unique because an adult came from off the campus and assaulted a student. >> reporter: authorities listed two addresses for vanison, one near the school and another in west baltimore, where a next- door neighbor s

the boy struck back, hitting vanison once and striking him back. a 15-year-old student then struck the boy. she was charged as a juvenile with assault. police say vanison was allegedly angry because the teen picked on his relative. >> reporter: police say the football player acted in self- defense and will not face charges. >>> tightening the purse strings and lashing out at governor martin o'malley. republican presidential candidate newt gingrich brings his campaign to maryland. jessica kartalija has more. >> nute beginning -- newt gingrich arrives and took a tour of the state house. one of the things his campaign promises is a $2.50 gallon of gas. he wasted no time going after governor martin o'malley's gas tax proposal. >>> gingrich says his finances will last until the republican national convention. if he keeps a tight budget, he's charging $50 for a signed photo. kai? >> all right. jessica, thank you. stay with wjz for complete coverage of campaign 2012. get the latest updates any time. history in the making. a second day of arguments on the

police charge vanison with second degree assault and disorderly conducts. a girl who arranged the fight also faces charges. -- and hit a 16-year-old student in the face. >>> ron paul holds a town hall meeting tonight at the university of maryland. he is hoping to pick up more support from young people. >>> newt gingrich will be at georgetown university tonight. he is due to speak in gas ton hall at 5:00 on the topic of giving urine americans the right to schoos a personal social security account. gingrich was in annapolis yesterday. the former speaker of the house is dramatically cutting his campaign staff and just called off a two-day trip to north carolina. -- on the topic of giving young americans the right to choose a personal social security account. >> primaries in d.c. and merld are set for next tuesday. >>> mitt romney took some time off the campaign trail to appear on the tonight show with jay leno. romney spoke about politics with leno sharing his thoughts on how president obama has handled the wars in afghanistan and iraq. >> i think the presiden

approached a 16-year-old and swung a punch that grazed the teen but the teen punched back hitting vanisonnocking him out. victim has not been charged. >>> here's the new superintendent at the howard county school. dr. foose was deputy superintendent in baltimore county and schools in montgomery county and state trooper for six years replacing dr. cousin who is ending his career that started in 1967. >> an officer is suspended in an investigation going on into what happened yesterday that left a man dead. officers were called to a house on west cold spring lane and were there when sheron jackson opened the door. they thought he was armed and there was a confrontation. he was shot and died at the hospital. police said jackson threatened his mother with a knife but not that explanation is -- now the explanation is being questioned and the name of the officer involved not released. >>> it's the last day in cuba for pope benedict xvi. >> he has lot planned. >> why thousands of passengers in germany couldn't get to the next destination on time. we will tell you why. you are watching "good morni

vanison is charged with second- degree assault and disorderly conduct. >>> students taking the s.a.t. exam will notice security upgrades. officials say students will have to upload or mail in a photograph of themselves when is they register for the a.c.t. or s.a.t. the photo will be printed on the student's admission ticket, the test site roster and attached to score sheets. they will check student i.d.'s more frequently and perform spot checks during the exam. this is after 20 new york students were arrested for an alleged cheating plan. >>> still ahead, a new plan may bring relief to the pump. when we expect an oil pipeline to be complete. . >> thought it was bad here, the spike in gas prices and other major cities across the country meet put things in perspective. on average, drivers in milwaukee are paying $4.60 a gallon and there mean hope on the horizon as well. two oil companies are getting in on the pipeline business. tracy burns explains. >> reporter: the gas price spike continues. for every american family, paying more at the pump puts a huge strain on the family budgie. acc

high school that went viral on the on-line video you see the man police identified as donel vanis vanisonudent knocks him to the ground. he came to the campus in connection with a 15-year-old girl. if convicted he faces 10 years in prison. >>> newt gingrich campaigns in maryland and talking about the good afternoon's proposal to add to the gasoline purchases. hours after his visit here he fired several top aids including his campaign's chief of staff. >>> baltimore county police are asking for your help identifying a man wanted in at least six burglaries. this is a sketch of the man. police say he broke into several houses by climbing into the windows over the weekend. investigators are very concerned because people were home at the time of those break- ins. anyone with information on that man should call baltimore county police. >>> stay with wjz 13, maryland news station, complete news and ,,,,,,,,,,,,