Parents say police pointed their guns at 6-year-old son with special needs

theGRIO REPORT - Once Ridgeland Police police found Carneigio Gray and began to him on contempt charges, his six-year-old nephew pleaded for officers not to hurt him. That's when the young boy's parents say police pointed their weapons at him...

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Ridgeland Police in Mississippi showed up at Paul and Angela Thompson Roby’s home looking for Angela’s brother Carneigio Gray.

Once police found him and began to arrest Gray on contempt charges, the Roby’s six-year-old son pleaded for officers not to hurt his uncle.

That’s when the young boy’s parents say police pointed their weapons at him. His parents say he is special needs.

Paul and Angela tell Mississippi’s Fox 40 News their son’s grandmother asked the officers not to point their guns at her grandson.

Fox 40’s Shderia Thompson says the parents have contacted the FBI and Attorney General’s Office, but have not filed an official complaint with the Ridgeland Police Department.

Gray was arrested and charged with failure to appear in court on a past paraphernalia charge.

Watch the parents describe the police interaction with their 6-year-old son below:

MSNewsNow.com – Jackson, MS

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