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Sweet Home police have announced the arrest of a final suspect in the Feb. 9 beating attack on a 13-year-old Sweet Home student.

Custin Jones, Jr., 21, of the Albany area, was arrested Tuesday, March 29, and charged with second-degree disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor, plus third-degree assault and riot, which are Class C felonies.

Jones was lodged at the Linn County Jail on $13,000 bail.

Thirteen-year-old Sweet Home Junior High student Gavin Doner, was jumped and beaten by a group of older teens near a Sweet Home High School parking lot on Feb. 9.

Police have arrested five people suspec...