That ridiculous arrest that resulted in a 10-year-old Black youngster being positioned behind bars for public urination in Mississippi shockingly ended with some accountability for the arresting officer. Enterprise Insider reviews that the division that employed the officer introduced that he’s now not employed with the division.

Ten 12 months outdated Quantavious Eason was ready within the automobile together with his sister on August tenth in Senatobia, Mississippi; his mother was in an legal professional’s workplace searching for authorized recommendation. He wanted to make use of the restroom, however with none accessible, he did what I’d assume most males have performed: he obtained out of the automobile and went to pee behind the automobile. As he was doing so, a Senatobia police officer occurred to be passing.

The officer approached and in keeping with Eason’s mom was simply going to present him a warning till different officers arrived on the scene, together with a lieutenant who stated that the boy needed to be taken to jail. Which is strictly what occurred. The officer charged the boy, referred him to a youth courtroom after which launched him to his mom.

Whereas the division issued an apology, apparently that wasn’t sufficient. Three days after the incident, Senatobia police chief Richard Chandler issued a assertion saying the officer had been fired after an “inside investigation.” Insider says that Chandler initially agreed with officers resolution.

Chandler initially stood by the officer’s resolution to refer the boy to youth courtroom as a result of the officer noticed him committing “acts that may be an identical for an grownup below an identical circumstances” and deemed him “in want of companies.”

Nonetheless, Chandler stated it was an “error” for the officer to take Quantavious to jail as a result of his mom was there as a “affordable different” to move him to the police station.

The assertion additionally says that the opposite officers concerned will obtain further coaching in how you can deal with juveniles. In the meantime a Gofundme began by a gaggle for Black Mississippian empowerment was began for Quantavious and his household and has raised almost $10,000 after it was found the household was having meals and housing points.