Why This 8-Year-Old Boy Was Served With Restraining Order Has The Internet At Odds
An 8-year-old Missouri boy was in his third-grade class when a deputy pulled him out and served him with a restraining order.
Peyton Whitehead was allegedly making threats to two siblings in his class, according to CBS affiliate KMOV. The kids’ father, enraged, filed an order with the judge. He was shocked that his request was granted, but doesn’t regret his actions in the slightest.
The boy is not allowed within 1,000 feet of the children, who live only a few houses away from him. The 8-year-old thus can’t return to school or even leave his house without the threat of arrest.
“Police explained [to Peyton] that if he had any contact with them — he’s riding his bicycle or anything — they would put handcuffs on him and put him in juvenile,” his mother said to KMOV.