Arkansas’s new police chief Robert Ephlin steps down after a video shows him slapping a man in a wheelchair and putting him in a headlock.
An Arkansas police chief has stepped down after only 13 days in office, following accusations of physical assault on a man in a wheelchair during a confrontation that was caught on video. Robert Eflin, the Osceola Police Chief, submitted his resignation to Mayor Joe Harris Jr. after a video of the incident gained significant attention. […]
Man puts McDonald’s employee in a headlock after incorrectly stating he was an ICE officer, according to police.
Man Arrested for Impersonating Ice Officer and Assaulting McDonald’s Employee A man was arrested last week after he assaulted a McDonald’s employee in La Jolla, California, while falsely claiming to be an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer. Joshua Cobb, 44, entered the McDonald’s on Nobel Drive around noon on Thursday and put the restaurant […]
Library media teacher arrested after video recorded him putting 6-year-old in a headlock, police say
Colorado State Police say they have charged a library media teacher with child abuse after obtaining a video of a man choking a 6-year-old student outside the school. Greeley police said they were informed of the incident by administrators at Greeley-Evans School District 6 on Aug. 30. The district placed 40-year-old Joshua David Wainscott on […]
Teacher accused of putting 5-year-old in a headlock at NYC elementary school
A 46-year-old teacher was arrested Monday after allegedly strangling a 5-year-old boy at an Upper Manhattan elementary school, police and officials said. According to sources, the shocking incident at PS 153 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Elementary School occurred just before 1:30pm and the injured students were taken to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. Police said the teacher, […]
Florida teacher arrested for putting boy, 3, in headlock with her legs during story time
A Florida teacher was arrested after holding a 3-year-old autistic boy's head under his knees during story time, while the boy screamed, according to police statements and shocking photos, but the teacher appeared to carry on reading. Authorities said a classroom assistant was setting up an activity in Vilma Otero's classroom at Forest Lake Elementary […]