A Tennessee mom allegedly used a baseball bat to beat up an elementary school bus driver because he refused to drop off her son at a diffe...
A Tennessee mom allegedly used a baseball bat to beat up an elementary school bus driver because he refused to drop off her son at a different stop.
What are the details?
Memphis police told WREG-TV the driver was taking students home from Lucie E. Campbell Elementary School on May 24 when one of the students wanted the driver to take him somewhere else — but the driver told him he wasn't allowed to do that.
With that, the student called his mother — Jasmine Moton — who arrived moments later, police told the station.
Moton then got out of her car with a baseball bat and broke the bus door's glass, WREG reported.
The Miami Herald reported that the 30-year-old mother soon walked around the bus to the driver’s side window — and at that point the bus driver opened the front door to let the student exit the bus, police said.
The Herald — citing an affidavit — added that the mother used the baseball bat to hold the door open, after which she climbed up the steps.
She then swung at the driver, WREG said, hitting him three times in the arm and breaking the rearview mirror.
Moton then entered her car and fled the scene, the station said, citing reports.
The bus driver was hospitalized with severe swelling and bruising to his right arm and hand, WREG said.
Moton was taken into custody Monday and charged with vandalism in the amount of $1,000 to $2,500 as well as aggravated assault and burglary of a vehicle, WREG said, adding that she's set to appear in court Tuesday.
The cost to repair the bus is $1,500, the station said, citing court documents.
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