J. T. becomes frustrated with the attacks on Degrassi students by students of Lakehurst, a school minutes away from Degrassi. He begins a relationship with Mia Jones, who had previously been in a relationship with a Lakehurst student. He is unfortunately brutally murdered by being stabbed in his aorta by Drake Lempkey, a very drunk student from Lakehurst on the night of Liberty's birthday party while he is looking for her to tell her that he loves her and wants to be with her instead of Mia. Liberty finds J. T. just after he is stabbed and she calls for help. J.T. is rushed to the hospital, and soon pronounced dead, with the original grade 7 class (Emma, Manny, Liberty, Sean, and Toby) at the hospital grieving his death.