Police officers pepper-sprayed and handcuffed father as his daughter lay dying because 'he shouted at EMT to help her’ – and now his son’s been barred from the army for coming to his defense

Brooke Russell, 16, shot herself in the head on March 17th and was found by her family in the park behind her house in Joplin, Missouri

They rushed her to a waiting ambulance where Brooke's body allegedly fell off the gurney in front of her shocked family

Her father, Kevin lost his temper at this and he and his son Brant were pepper sprayed

They are now facing three charges each of assault, disturbing the peace, and obstruction - which they vehemently deny

Both were handcuffed to a bench in jail for 3 1/2 hours - during which Brooke passed away

Kevin Russell was handcuffed to a police bench, his face still raw from the pepper spray as his little girl's life ebbed away and now he is facing three counts of criminal charges for the events that transpired the night his 16-year-old daughter killed herself.
On the evening of March 17th, Kevin, his wife Julissa and their son, Brant, found their daughter and sister, Brooke, lying in the park behind their Joplin, Missouri, home, having shot herself in the head.
Frantically rushing Brooke to meet an ambulance at the local police station with Julissa and his son Brant, Kevin lost his temper with an EMT when his daughter fell off the gurney and claims that police proceeded to pepper spray him and his son, arrest them and now instead of mourning they are facing three misdemeanor charges -- assault, disturbing the peace, and obstruction - of the EMT.


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