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77-Year-Old Volunteer Teacher Arrested and Charged With Harassment After Striking Young Student in Altercation Over Pokemon Cards

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A 77-year-old volunteer teacher was arrested after reportedly striking a young student in a dispute over Pokémon cards.

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An incident within a primary school in Alabama ended with the arrest of a 77-year-old volunteer, accused of repeatedly beating a student under the age of ten during a discussion related to letters from

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An argument over Pokémon cards ended with a 77-year-old volunteer hitting a 10-year-old boy inside an Alabama school. Oscar Truitt Jr. was volunteering at an elementary school in Dothan when the altercation began. Police went to the school and reviewed security camera footage to determine how it started. The recordings showed Truitt repeatedly striking the boy. According to authorities, the argument stemmed from Pokémon cards, though they have n…

We get more content linked to JCC Pokémon, the Collectible Card Game. And it is that a 77-year-old volunteer teacher has been arrested in Alabama after leading an altercation with a pupil under 10 years of age for letters from Pokémon. The incident occurred on August 31, 2026 in primary school [...]

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IGN broke the news in San Francisco, United States on Wednesday, September 2, 2026.
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