Michigan community demanding justice after police officer punches teenager with mental health issues

Video shows incident

ALBION, Mich. – Dozens gathered Thursday night in Albion to demand justice for a 13-year-old boy with special needs who was punched and pepper-sprayed by a police officer.

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A Local 4 Defenders exclusive video showed  Da'veon Cieslack  being punched and pepper-sprayed by the police officer while his hands were cuffed behind his back.

The video left a tight-knit community stunned and demanding answers. Cieslacks' grandmother and others are demanding answers after the video surfaced five months after the incident.

Hear from the community in the video above.
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