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VIDEO: Ohio Police Disarm Suicidal 11-Year-Old Knife Wielding Boy
Officers with the Grove City (OH) Police Department responded to a call of an 11-year-old boy wielding two butcher knives stolen from a local Dollar Tree store, and holding the knives to his throat threatening suicide.
Newly-released video from the Division of Police shows an officer sneaking up behind the boy and grabbing his arms, according to ABC News .
The boy then dropped the knives, and officers were able to take the boy into custody without further incident.
According to police, the boy assaulted a staff member at Buckeye Ranch Client & Mental Health Services and escaped the facility.
The boy is charged with assault, menacing and theft. He was taken for a mental health evaluation, then transferred to the Juvenile Detention Center in Columbus.
