01/28/2017
MURFREESBORO, Tn. A Murfreesboro mom is upset over the release of a video that shows her son assaulting another student.
Chloe is Mickal Ladd's stepmother, and it’s her 17-year-old son seen in this cell phone video assaulting a 16-year-old.
It happened in January 2016 after the victim had gotten off the school bus.
"He was kicked in the head and suffered a concussion, he does not remember the attack to this day," John, the victim's father, said.
“I don't think that one bad mistake should be played again over and over, a 17-year-old boy shouldn't be blasted all over the news to ruin any type of future that he has,” Chloe said.
Chloe called Fox 17 News, upset by the release of the video days after her son pleads guilty to aggravated assault.
“My son is not a bad kid, he is a very, honest to God, even though you don't see it in that video, Mickal has a very big heart, he cares for others,” Chloe said on the phone. “But at the same time, he's taught himself to protect himself and honestly it's sad that the world is perceiving my son like this because that's not who he is.”
Ladd is currently jailed in Rutherford County. The victim's family released the video to Fox 17 in hopes their story is a wake-up call and as a warning to others who may come in contact with the suspect -- who they believe has shown little remorse.
"When we see no remorse in his face... it worries me about the community," John, the victim's father, said.
Chloe says her son has admitted his mistake but it shouldn’t ruin the rest of his life.
“A bad mistake has given everyone an opinion and now he'll just be another little black boy with a felony on his record and nobody cares,” Chloe said. “Nobody cares and that's the sad part about it, no one will care. No one will care that he’s smart. No one will care that he's a loving person. No one will care that he wants to do better he wants more for his life no one will care. They’ll just see that one bad mistake.”
THE SCORPION NETWORK - WE HAVE YOUR BACK 17 yr old Mickal Ladd is being held in Rutherford County Jail on ASSAULT CHARGES. His victim was just 16 yrs old. Ru...
