Family members claim a 9-year-old boy shown on surveillance video attacking two children at a Vicksburg day care was provoked by one of the children.Johnny Taylor, who said he's the boy's grandfather, told 16 WAPT's Tammy Estwick that the 9-year-old was retaliating after he was scratched by an 11-month-old boy.Surveillance video given to police by the owner of the Kiddie City Child Care Center shows the 9-year-old boy punching and biting the toddler, police said. The same 9-year-old was also captured on video repeatedly kicking the toddler's 2-year-old sister.Jamie Williams, 29, the father of the two children who were attacked, is accused of slapping a 6-year-old boy after the 9-year-old blamed him for the two incidents. Williams is facing a misdemeanor simple assault charge.Police said Sandra Tevillion, who was working at the day care during the attacks, has been charged with two counts of contributing to the neglect of a minor. Police said she either didn't see what happened, or did nothing to prevent it.Taylor said the incidents only happened because no one in charge was paying attention."He said he told the teachers (he had been scratched by the toddler) and they didn't do nothing about it. So that kid had to have provoked him that day to do something to do that," Taylor said.The Mississippi Department of Health said the day care had one other complaint in 2009. In that case, a child care worker was accused of forcing a child to squat as a form of punishment. The day care paid a $50 fine in connection with the incident, health officials said.22758298

Family members claim a 9-year-old boy shown on surveillance video attacking two children at a Vicksburg day care was provoked by one of the children.

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Johnny Taylor, who said he's the boy's grandfather, told 16 WAPT's Tammy Estwick that the 9-year-old was retaliating after he was scratched by an 11-month-old boy.

Surveillance video given to police by the owner of the Kiddie City Child Care Center shows the 9-year-old boy punching and biting the toddler, police said. The same 9-year-old was also captured on video repeatedly kicking the toddler's 2-year-old sister.

Jamie Williams, 29, the father of the two children who were attacked, is accused of slapping a 6-year-old boy after the 9-year-old blamed him for the two incidents. Williams is facing a misdemeanor simple assault charge.

Police said Sandra Tevillion, who was working at the day care during the attacks, has been charged with two counts of contributing to the neglect of a minor. Police said she either didn't see what happened, or did nothing to prevent it.

Taylor said the incidents only happened because no one in charge was paying attention.

"He said he told the teachers (he had been scratched by the toddler) and they didn't do nothing about it. So that kid had to have provoked him that day to do something to do that," Taylor said.

The Mississippi Department of Health said the day care had one other complaint in 2009. In that case, a child care worker was accused of forcing a child to squat as a form of punishment. The day care paid a $50 fine in connection with the incident, health officials said.



