JACKSON, MI — A mother sprayed her 16-year-old son with mace after he refused to go to school Tuesday morning.

The mother and son started to argue, and the teen tried to leave the house on a bike, said Jackson Police Deputy Chief John Holda. As the son tried to leave, the mother sprayed him with mace.

Police went about 9:30 a.m. to the 1200 block of E. Ganson Street for the complaint.

The mother told police she sprayed her son because she thought he was going to push her or assault her, Holda said. The 16-year-old said he was trying to get the bicycle away from his mother.

No one was injured or arrested, Holda said. The police did submit a report to the Department of Human Services. The police report did not indicate if the teen went to school, but typically police officers make sure students return to school in these situations, Holda said.

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