PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pittsburgh man has been jailed on charges he grabbed an 11-year-old boy and wouldn't let the youth leave after the boy rang his doorbell then ran away.
Pittsburgh police say the incident happened Thursday after the boy and a 9-year-old friend played "ding dong ditch."
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According to the victim, the boys went back to the man's Overbrook home to apologize, and police say that's when Sebastien Azouma grabbed the older boy by the neck and wouldn't let him leave.
When the boy's mother came looking for him, Azouma told her he wanted to speak with her about the boy.
The woman called 911 and police say Azouma told them he grabbed the boy by the collar of his coat, not his neck.
Azouma's family claims that the pounding of doors and windows at their home has been going on for months, and the whole thing has been blown out of proportion.
"When is somebody going to take responsibility for their children's actions," said Becky Tembo, Azouma's sister-in-law.
According to police, two 11-year-old boys and a nine-year-old boy were ringing doorbells and running when Azouma opened his door.
Azouma was arraigned early Monday on charges of simple assault and false imprisonment.
Court records don't list a defense attorney.
This story was written by The Associated Press.
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