8-year-old girl restrained, cuffed and detained by police after throwing a tantrum at School
Published: 2013 March 06 19:17:56 (3573 Views)
ALTON, Ill, USA - An eight-year-old Elementary schoolgirl, Jmyha Rickman was handcuffed and held by police for two hours after throwing a tantrum at School.
Jmyha had her wrists and feet cuffed and was taken away in the back of a police car late Tuesday morning.
School officials called the police to intervene during what was apparently a bad tantrum at Lovejoy Elementary School.
Nehemiah Keeton, Rickman's guardian, said the cops treated the 70-pound (31kg) girl like a criminal.
"Her eyes were swollen from her crying and her wrists had welts on them," Keeton told KMOV.
Rickman's requests to use the bathroom were ignored, Keeton said.
Alton police told KMOV that they were answering a call regarding an out of control child who was tearing up two classrooms. Police also clarified that Rickman was put in a supervised juvenile detention room at the police station. An officer says he thinks the appropriate actions were taken, according to KMOV.
Rickman has a history of throwing tantrums at school, the TV station was told.
- KMOV
Jmyha had her wrists and feet cuffed and was taken away in the back of a police car late Tuesday morning.
School officials called the police to intervene during what was apparently a bad tantrum at Lovejoy Elementary School.
Nehemiah Keeton, Rickman's guardian, said the cops treated the 70-pound (31kg) girl like a criminal.
"Her eyes were swollen from her crying and her wrists had welts on them," Keeton told KMOV.
Rickman's requests to use the bathroom were ignored, Keeton said.
Alton police told KMOV that they were answering a call regarding an out of control child who was tearing up two classrooms. Police also clarified that Rickman was put in a supervised juvenile detention room at the police station. An officer says he thinks the appropriate actions were taken, according to KMOV.
Rickman has a history of throwing tantrums at school, the TV station was told.
- KMOV
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