Video Captures Father Board a School Bus and Instruct 6-Yr-Old Daughter to Attack Another Student | Crime Alert 3PM 10.14.25

A man is facing multiple charges after allegedly encouraging his 6-year-old daughter to assault another student on a bus in Missouri

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Crime Alart hourly update breaking crime news Now, I'm Nicole
part And A man is facing multiple charges after allegedly
encouraging his six year old daughter to assault another student
on a bus in Missouri. The individual, thirty six year
old Maurice Cox, has been charged by Saint Louis County
prosecutors with first degree harassment, trespassing on a bus, and

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two counts of fourth degree assault concerning both the assaulted
student and the bus driver, as detailed in core documents.
The incident reportedly occurred around nine am on Thursday, October nine.
According to reports, Fox boarded the bus with his daughter,
and when the bus driver asked him to leave, he
reportedly shoved the driver's arm away and proceeded down the

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school bus aisle. Footage from police sources shared with KSDK
captured Fox instructing his six year old daughter do what
I told you to do. He then confronted the other child, saying, hey,
don't put your hands on my daughter anymore, because I'll
find you and i'll get you and your parents will
have to speak to me. He then said to his daughter,

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what do you do, which prompted her to throw several
punches at the other student going at her face over
and over again. He then urged the daughter again, leading
her to throw more punches into the child's face. Listen
in find out you're touching it again. Your parents will
have to talk to me. What I told you again.

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I want to cry again. He can be heard saying,
I want her crying again, as his daughter continued to
assault the young girl before he ensue reducted her to
leave with him. The footage concluded with the allegedly attacked
child visibly shaken and crying hurt. Ferguson Police Chief Troy

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Doyle expressed his concern saying this incident is disturbing and
completely unacceptable. He noted that attempts to reach Fox for
a statement had been unsuccessful. However, he has taken the
time to set up a GoFundMe account to fund his
legal defense. You cannot crowdsource accountability. We urge him to
contact the Ferguson Police Department immediately or come in and

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share his side of the story. Court records reveal that
Fox has previous convictions for armed robbery, aggravated battery, and
unlawful firearm possession. A search warrant for his arrest has
been issued with a bond set at one hundred thousand
dollars or Crime and Justice News after this. On Monday,

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the Priceville City Council in Alabama reached a unanimous decision
to reinstate police officer Gary Chapman of the Priceville Police Department.
He had been dismissed following a fatal pursuit in September.
The council outlined that Chapman would serve a ten day
unpaid suspension followed by a period of work probation upon

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his return. He will also be required to undergo retraining
with a supervisor. I am incredibly grateful to the Lord
for guiding me through this, said Chapman. My appeal against
my termination wasn't a slight against anyone. It was simply
me standing up for what I believe is right and
for myself, as I genuinely felt my actions were justified.

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Chapman's family, including his father, reality television personality Dwayne Dog Chapman,
attended the hearing to show their support. I'm very proud
of Gary, and I commend the decision made by the council,
said Dog. The bounty hunter Chapman's attorney had previously notified
the Priceville mayor of a potential t ten million dollar

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claim if Chapman was not reinstated. Although he will face
a ten day suspension, the council recognized that some form
of discipline was warranted, stated Attorney Scott Morrow. Our stance
is that punishment is excessive, but it does convey a
message that officers will not be terminated for engaging in
police pursuits. The incident in question occurred on September sixth,

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when Priceville police initiated a chase on I sixty five
near mile marker three twenty nine. Within a minute, the
pursuit had moved off the interstate and onto Main Street
in Hartzel. The chase culminated in a tragic collision at
the intersection of Main Street and Highway thirty one Archie Hall.
The suspect, pursued on DUI allegations, crashed into a vehicle

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carrying several teenagers. Tragically, one of the teens, Tristan Hollis,
lost his life in the accident. Police in Miami Dade
County are asking for the public's help and locating a
missing woman. According to the Sheriff's office, twenty two year
old Eliza Menindez was last seen around five PM near

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the eighty seven hundred block of Southwest one hundred and
thirty sixth Street. Menendez is described by authorities as five five.
She weighs about one hundred and twenty five pounds. She
has brown eyes and brown hair. Deputies say she was
last seen wearing a pink jacket, black jeans, and white sneakers.
Anyone who thinks they may have seen her or has

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information on her whereabouts is urged to contact the Miami
Dade Sheriff's Office at three zero five seven one five
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with this crime Alert. I'm Nicol Parton.