Arkansas dad is arrested for piercing son's ear in state where body art is banned on children under 16 regardless of parental consent - as viral arrest video shows FIVE cops barging into family home

Daily Mail UK ^ | April 24, 2023 | Harriet Alexander

[Morgana]

Police in Arkansas were caught on camera barging into a family home to arrest the father - after he pierced his son's ears.

Jeremy Sherland, 45, of Tontitown, is seen on the viral video scoffing and laughing as five police officers arrest him inside his home, while his wife and son protest.

Sherland is heard saying: 'Body art without a license!' His son, who films the encounter, yells at the police at one point: 'I wanted my ears pierced!'

The situation began when the boy was seen in class with a piercing in his left ear.

He was overheard saying his father was drunk and put him in a chokehold, then 'shoved the piercing in his ear,' according to the police.

A Springdale police school resource officer contacted the Tontitown Police Department on Thursday about conducting a welfare check.

Tontitown officers went to the family home, and Sherland admitted to piercing his son's ear, but would not let them speak to his son or answer questions.

Police then returned with an arrest warrant, issued by the prosecuting attorney for Washington County, Matt Durrett.

Under Arkansas law, it is forbidden to 'perform body art on a person under 16 years of age, regardless of parental consent.'

It is also illegal 'to perform body art in any unlicensed facility.'

Violation of this law is a Class D felony.

[invoman]

Thank you!

Finally someone read the article, rather than spouting off...