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The Orlando Police Department has begun an internal investigation into officer Dennis Turner after he arrested 6-year-old Kaia Rolle. Rolle was reportedly charged with battery for throwing a temper tantrum in the principal’s office of her school last week. Meralyn Kirkland was informed by Turner that her granddaughter had been arrested according to a local-NBC Affiliate. Turner who is the resource officer at Lucious and Emma Nixon Elementary charter school where Rolle attends.

“What do you mean she was arrested, he said ‘there was an incident and she kicked somebody and she is being charged and she is on her way,'” Kirkland said.

Kirkland said she believes the incident was sparked by her granddaughter’s struggle with a sleeping disorder. However, when she attempted to explain to Turner he didn’t accept the excuse.

“She has a medical condition that we are working on getting resolved and he says, ‘what medical condition, she has a sleep disorder, sleep apnea,’ and he says, ‘well I have sleep apnea and I don’t behave like that.”

Kirkland said the fact her granddaughter had to take a mugshot and be fingerprinted hit her “like a ton of bricks.”

“As a grandparent of three children less than 11 years old this is very concerning to me,” Police Chief Orlando Rolón told Buzzfeed. Adding, “Our Department strives to deliver professional and courteous service. My staff and I are committed to exceeding those standards and expectations.”

Under the Florida state law, a child under the 12-years-old cannot be arrested by a school resource officer without the explicit permission of their watch commander.

“No 6-year-old child should be able to tell somebody that they had handcuffs on them, and they were riding in the back of a police car and taken to a juvenile center to be fingerprinted, mug shot,” Kirkland said.

Lt. Wanda Miglio told Buzzfeed, Turner arrested Kaia on a misdemeanor battery charge however, he didn’t follow the department’s policy of informing a commanding officer before arresting someone under 12-years-old. “There will be an internal investigation regarding these incidents,” Miglio stated.

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