ORLANDO, Fla. — A six-year-old Florida girl was arrested in September, and video of the arrest has recently been released.
Attorneys for Kaia Rolle made
the body camera videos public Tuesday.
They show two Orlando police
officers arresting Kaia after she reportedly threw a temper tantrum at school.
In the videos, the little
girl cries and pleads for officers not to arrest her.
Her hands are restrained with
a zip tie.
Her sobs continue as she is
placed in the back of the police vehicle.
At the time, the child’s
grandmother said the school was aware Kaia was experiencing side effects from
sleep apnea.
Rolle’s attorneys say her
family decided to release the video in part to rally support for a Florida bill
that would raise the minimum age of arrest to 12.
The arresting officer, Dennis
Turner, was later fired by the Orlando Police Department following the September
arrest of the student.
The charges against the girl were dropped and her record was expunged.
Source: Fox 8 News Channel
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