Okaloosa County sheriff’s deputies arrested a school bus aide Tuesday after authorities say he used inappropriate force in dealing with a 6-year-old autistic student.
John-Paul Patrick Martinez, 22, of Fort Walton Beach, is charged with child abuse without great bodily harm.
According to investigators, bus video shows the child, who was secured in a harness for his protection, began having a behavioral issue on the bus. Martinez then physically restrained him by forcefully grabbing his limbs, telling him to bite himself, and pulling on him while he was still secured in his harness, the OCSO said.
When the child was interviewed with the assistance of his teacher, he indicated the bus aide was mean to him, made him cry, and hurt his back, according to investigators.
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