Two Montclair Youths Whipped In Aggravated Assault Incident

On Friday evening, a 12-year-old Montclair boy—with a lump on his head, a strike mark on the left side of his face, a mark on his chin, and blood on his shirt—told police he was struck with a whip by a man at the Kincade School of Martial Arts on Orange Road.

According to police, the boy reported the assault and met with police at The South End Pizzeria at 9:20 p.m.

The man, later identified as Hinton Kinsler, is an employee at the Kincade School and reportedly was notified that the juvenile and another student, a 13-year-old Montclair girl, had engaged in a physical altercation on Orange Road. It is reported that Kinsler told the two students to stay in the push-up position in the school’s dojo while he struck them with a whip to discipline them. The boy then left the school.

MVAU arrived on the scene and transported the boy to University Hospital. He also displayed welts on his back and complained of pain in the area of his ribcage. Police also spoke to the girl, who displayed marks on her arms similar to those seen on the boy. She had not been treated for any injuries at the time of the report.

Kinsler, 57, of Newark, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of a child, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. He was released after posting $3,000 bail.