Boy handcuffed by cops while having seizure, vomiting at fast food restaurant – By Jon Haworth (ABC News) / Feb 2 2020
“He has autism, he has epilepsy, stop it!” his mother can be heard screaming.
A 16-year-old boy with autism was handcuffed by police officers who attempted to arrest him after he suffered from an epileptic seizure at a fast food restaurant.
Lourdes Ponce said her son had just left the doctor after suffering from epileptic seizures when they went to an El Pollo Loco fast food restaurant in central Fresno, California, according to ABC News’ Fresno station KFSN.
Those seizures, however, returned when he went to the bathroom at the restaurant and his mother heard him hit the floor.
“I stood outside the door, I heard him hit the floor, I tried to open the door but it was locked, that’s when I asked for help,” said Ponce. “We called paramedics for help, we did not call police. He was not hurting anybody; he was having a seizure.”
Ponce’s daughter called 911 for help but when police arrived they attempted to handcuff the teenager and video of the incident obtained by KFSN even shows officers trying to put Ponce’s son in the back of a police car.
“He has autism, he has epilepsy, stop it!” Ponce can be heard screaming.
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