2 Police Officers Facing Disciplinary Actions After Video Shows Arrest Of 5-Year-Old Boy
SILVER SPRING, Md. (WJZ) -- Two police officers are facing disciplinary actions after a video shows them harassing and arresting a 5-year-old child.
Video of the January 2020 incident was released late last month.
The child had wandered away from a Montgomery County elementary school.
It shows Dionne Holliday and Kevin Christmon pushing the child into a patrol car while he is uncontrollably crying.
Then, back at the school, the officers are shown once again yelling at the 5-year-old and one officer places handcuffs on him and tells him what would happen if he was arrested.
The police chief says he cannot give many details due to the investigation.
Montgomery County Council and the school superintendent say they were not made aware of the incident until the child's mother filed a civil lawsuit in January.
While the officers were disciplined, they are still on the staff.
