Florida cop body slams middle schooler- Caught on camera
- 9 years ago
Florida cop caught body-slamming 13-year-old boy is charged with child abuse.
A Florida police officer has been charged with child abuse, after body-slamming a 13-year-old boy, in the lobby of his school.
Surveillance footage of the school's lobby shows ,Officer Mario Badia ,arguing with the boy before pushing him in the chest, moving him across the room ,and then slamming him to the ground while twisting his arm.
Badia, 41, was called to Kissimmee Middle School in May, because of a domestic dispute between the 84lb boy and his mother, Alexis Richmond, who said that the encounter left her feeling 'helpless'.
Richmond told WFTV that the boy was left with a sprained ankle and wrist from the slam, and that her family is considering suing.
The boy's mother said that the dispute between her and her son was 'a kid being a kid,' and that police should not have been called.
An arrest affidavit says that Badia tried to get the boy's attention by moving his arm towards the child's chin, according to Click Orlando.
A Florida police officer has been charged with child abuse, after body-slamming a 13-year-old boy, in the lobby of his school.
Surveillance footage of the school's lobby shows ,Officer Mario Badia ,arguing with the boy before pushing him in the chest, moving him across the room ,and then slamming him to the ground while twisting his arm.
Badia, 41, was called to Kissimmee Middle School in May, because of a domestic dispute between the 84lb boy and his mother, Alexis Richmond, who said that the encounter left her feeling 'helpless'.
Richmond told WFTV that the boy was left with a sprained ankle and wrist from the slam, and that her family is considering suing.
The boy's mother said that the dispute between her and her son was 'a kid being a kid,' and that police should not have been called.
An arrest affidavit says that Badia tried to get the boy's attention by moving his arm towards the child's chin, according to Click Orlando.