Colorado police said a library media teacher was charged with child abuse after they obtained video of the man putting a 6-year-old student in a headlock outside of the school.
Greeley police said they were made aware of the incident by administrators at Greeley-Evans School District 6 on Aug. 30. The district placed 40-year-old Joshua David Wainscott on administrative leave after learning about the allegations.
An affidavit obtained by KDVR-TV said that Wainscott was captured on video putting the child in a headlock outside of Maplewood Elementary School. Officers said that students were lined up outside of the school when Wainscott grabbed a child by wrapping his arm around the student’s neck and taking him inside of the school.
The student reportedly told police that the teacher tightened his grip after the student tried to kick him to get out of the headlock. This caused the student to experience difficulty…
