An Orlando school resource officer who arrested two 6-year-old children on the same day last week was fired Monday amid growing outcry, officials said.
Orlando Police Chief Orlando Rolón said Dennis Turner, who had been suspended after the incidents Thursday at a charter school, did not follow the department’s policy requiring approval from a supervisor for any arrest of a minor younger than 12.
“On behalf of myself and the entire Orlando Police Department, I apologize to the children involved and their families,” Rolón said during a news conference Monday. “As a grandfather of three children less than 11 years old, I can only imagine how traumatic this was for everyone involved.”
Turner did not respond to a request for comment early Tuesday.
Police declined to identify the two children who were arrested or disclose details about their cases, only noting that the young boy and girl were both charged with misdemeanor battery in separate events. In an initial statement released over the weekend, officials had incorrectly said the boy was 8 years old.
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