Distressing assemblage cam footage has captured nan infinitesimal a Oklahoma begetter is assemblage slammed by constabulary officers, while he is autistic boy stands adjacent and cries out.
John Sexton had been connected his regular 6am locomotion pinch his 6-year-old son, besides named John, erstwhile they were stopped by 2 officers successful Watonga earlier this month.
The 2 officers, who some wore assemblage cameras, captured nan tense fewer moments betwixt nan cops and Sexton, who told officers they were 'just stepping around'.
One of nan officers tin beryllium heard telling nan elder Sexton: 'Just recovered it a small suspicious, you know?'
Clearly confused, Sexton responds saying: 'What? Walking astir is simply a small spot suspicious?'
John Sexton had been connected his regular greeting locomotion pinch his 6-year-old son, besides named John, erstwhile nan brace were stopped by 2 officers successful Watonga
The serviceman tin beryllium heard telling him: 'I'll return you to jailhouse for nonaccomplishment to identify', earlier nan serviceman past assemblage slams Sexton nan crushed and detains him
The serviceman past respond: 'Technically, not really. But I mean, it is beautiful early successful nan morning.'
According to Sexton, nan greeting locomotion is thing that he and his young boy do regularly.
Despite his protests, 1 of nan officers tin beryllium heard forcibly telling nan dad: 'No you're not. Give maine your ID.'
Sexton past turns retired nan pockets of nan shorts he is wearing, telling them: 'I don't person my ID connected maine because it is astatine nan house.'
The serviceman tin beryllium heard telling him: 'I'll return you to jailhouse for nonaccomplishment to identify', earlier nan serviceman past assemblage slams Sexton nan crushed and detains him.
His young boy tin beryllium heard wailing successful nan inheritance arsenic nan convulsive segment unfolds successful beforehand of him.
The footage continues wrong nan squad car, wherever Sexton is told: 'Shut up and perceive conscionable a minute. We had mini capable suspicion to place you.'
His young boy tin beryllium heard wailing successful nan inheritance arsenic nan convulsive segment unfolds successful beforehand of him
According to Sexton, his young boy has ne'er been nan aforesaid since nan incident successful early July
When he questions why he was being detained, he is told: 'We don't cognize what you were doing. We tin telephone it criminal activity', earlier he is yet fto go.
Speaking pinch KOCO, Sexton told nan outlet that he is now looking to property charges against nan officers.
According to Sexton, his young boy has ne'er been nan aforesaid since, saying: 'He's been a bull for Halloween for nan past 2 years.
'That's what he's been wanting to beryllium erstwhile he grows up. That's what he says, and now he's frightened of them.
'I mean, it's horrible to spot my boy act, you know, crying for illustration that and conscionable having my authorities violated for illustration that.'
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigations is now looking into whether this was justified.
Watonga constabulary said they would not remark connected nan incident.