Officer was dispatched to Forrest City Police Dept. for a walk in report. Upon arrival, officer made contact with a staff member from Perimeter of Forrest City who explained that he was at work breaking up a fight between two residents. After getting the residents separated, the staff member asked one of the juveniles if he would like to play spades to calm him down. The other juvenile then walked up to the staff member, pushing him. The staff member was eventually backed into a corner. The staff member stated that the resident began to swing at him, so the staff member began to swing back, hitting the resident “a couple of times” before he stopped and grabbed the resident to prevent him from swinging again.
Officer gathered information for the report and notified the Child Abuse Hotline because the staff member stated that he had hit the juvenile.