Following the disturbing arrest and detention of a 10-year-old child for urinating in a parking lot, a police officer in Mississippi has lost his position.
who took part in the arrest and jailing of a 10-year-old child who urinated in a parking lot is"no longer employed," and other officers will be disciplined over the incident, the city's police chief said.
Senatobia Police Chief Richard Chandler announced the news in a Facebook post Monday, but he didn't specify whether the officer who has left the department was fired or quit, or what type of discipline the other officers would face. Chandler didn't immediately reply to a Tuesday voicemail seeking further information about the changes..
An officer from Mississippi's police force who was involved in the apprehension and detention of a 10-year-old child for urinating in a parking lot has been terminated from their position.The child's mother told news outlets that her son urinated behind her vehicle while she was visiting a lawyer's office on Aug. 10, and that officers then put him in a squad car and took him to the police station.
Chandler said the child was not handcuffed or charged and that the officers issued a citation for a"child in need of services." It wasn't clear Tuesday if that citation had been rescinded.Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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