A Delaware state trooper has been suspended for allegedly beating a 15-year-old boy to a pulp after the teen left his home.
The teen, named Jayden, suffered a fractured orbital bone around his eye, which will require surgery, as well as a concussion, cuts and bruises after his parents said an innocent teen prank was overblown.
“He has bruises all over his body, on his shoulder. He has bruises on his chest and on the back of his neck,” the family’s lawyer, Samuel Davis, told WPVI.
The teen’s face was swollen with visible bruising over his right eye and cheek, a photo provided to the outlet shows.
Jayden and three of her friends were playing ding-dong ditch (ringing people’s doorbells and running away) in Wilmington on Monday when they rang a state trooper’s bell, according to this family.
The 15-year-old, identified by his family as Jayden, will require surgery for his broken orbital bone.
The state trooper and his partner found the teen and his friends 45 minutes after ringing the doorbell, according to WPVI.
Approximately 45 minutes later, the police officer and his partner located the children and aggressively arrested the group of children.
“[Jayden] “He was manhandled to the ground while handcuffed, and a state trooper blindly punched him while shining a flashlight in his eyes,” Davis said.
The children were handcuffed and detained, but none of them were charged with any crime.
The officers were wearing department-provided body cameras at the time and the Delaware State Police are reviewing the footage, DSP told WPVI in a statement.
In addition to the broken bone and concussion, Jayden’s family attorney said she had bruises and cuts all over her body.
The Delaware police officer has been suspended pending a departmental investigation.
The officer accused of assault, who has not been identified, has been suspended while authorities investigate the incident.
The officer’s partner is also under investigation for his actions, or lack thereof, during this situation.
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