A Black Lives Matter supporter has been arrested after kneeling on the neck of what appeared to be a crying two-year-old toddler in a viral photo.
"Subsequent interview with the mother revealed that she was unaware of the photo having been taken, or its contents, until she had been informed by other parties," Clark County Sheriff's Office Lt. Kristopher Shultz said in a statement to WHIO.
The kneeling gesture was meant to simulate the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody after a Minneapolis officer kneeled on his neck.
Deputies in Clark County, Ohio said they investigated the incident on Tuesday after they saw the photo of what looks like a man kneeling on the neck of a small child. A second person appears to be holding the child's hand behind their back while the other man kneels.
The photo caption reads "Blm now."
Isaiah Jackson, 20, was booked for a probation violation. According to the sheriff's office, the prosecutor will "provide a determination on the scope and breadth of the felony charges," although they didn't indicate what Jackson's charges would be.
Authorities have contacted the mother and the child, who was taken to a local hospital for an exam. The deputies said the child wasn't injured in the incident.
“We are looking into this case, however, it is still an active investigation. At this point we are actively looking into it and we are VERY early on into this investigation,” Maj. Chris Clark said in an emailed statement.
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