Michigan community demanding justice after police officer punches teenager with mental health issues Video shows incident
ALBION, Mich. – Dozens gathered Thursday night in Albion to demand justice for a 13-year-old boy with special needs who was punched and pepper-sprayed by a police officer.
RELATED: Why didn't Michigan officer face charges for punching handcuffed teen with mental health issues?
A Local 4 Defenders exclusive video showed Da'veon Cieslack being punched and pepper-sprayed by the police officer while his hands were cuffed behind his back.
The video left a tight-knit community stunned and demanding answers. Cieslacks' grandmother and others are demanding answers after the video surfaced five months after the incident.
Hear from the community in the video above.
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