PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — Pinellas Park police arrested an employee at a mental health facility after they say he shoved a man with severe cognitive disabilities into a wall.
Police arrived around 2:45 p.m. Tuesday at the mental health daycare facility, D-Tec, located on 110th Avenue North. Officers say Kevnon Neal-Parker, a D-Tec employee, shoved the man he was caring for into a wall.
The man's head hit a nail on the wall, causing a cut on the back of his head, police say. Officers said the man has autism and that Neal-Parker knew this while he was watching over him.
The man was taken to the hospital to be treated for his head injuries, which police say required stitches.
Neal-Parker was charged with abuse or neglect of a person with disabilities.
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