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The school have joined in the legal action against the police officer.
A family attorney representing the Lucious and Emma Nixon Academy studentreleased the footage Tuesday of the incident, which occurred in September 2019. The footage, shared with NBC affiliate WESH in Orlando, shows officer Dennis Turner tying the 6-year-old’s wrists and closing his squad car door on her as she cries to be set free.
A public relations representative for the Lucious and Emma Nixon Academy said the claims in the report were false.
“We care about the well-being of our students,” representative Sara Brady said in the statement. “The officer’s statements are inaccurate. We did not ask for either student to be arrested neither did we want to pursue criminal charges.”
Turner was working in the Orlando Police Department as a reserve officer, which meant he could be fired before an official investigation concluded. He was fired on Sept. 23, days after stories of his arrests broke.
According to Orlando Police Chief Orlando Rolón, officers are required to get approval from the department prior to arresting children under 12 years old.
Rolón said he was left with “no choice” but to fire Turner after the officer made his arrests without seeking approval.