Teen ordered held without bail in beating death

[February 04, 2010]  CHICAGO (AP) -- Prosecutors say a fifth teenager charged in the September beating death of a Chicago honor student gave a videotaped confession identifying himself as a participant in the fight.

On Wednesday, a judge ordered 19-year-old Lapoleon Colbert of Chicago held without bail on a first-degree murder charge. Four other teens also are charged in 16-year-old Derrion Albert's death.

The Cook County state's attorney's office identified Colbert's attorney as Michael Clancy of Chicago. A message left with a Chicago attorney Michael Clancy was not immediately returned.

Albert's beating prompted U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Education Secretary Arne Duncan to pledge federal support to fight youth violence.

[Associated Press]

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