THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWS-GAZETTE STORY BY JEFF D’Alessio
HOOPESTON — Three male juveniles were arrested after a video surfaced on social media showing a disturbing scene involving a gun and “degrading remarks.”
Hoopeston police said Wednesday they were made aware of a video posted to Snapchat showing “a male juvenile being held at gunpoint being told to take articles of clothing off while being told to repeat degrading remarks.
“There was another male juvenile sitting next to the victim along with a second male that records a portion of the incident,” police added.
An 11-year-old suspect was released by police and two 14-year-olds were taken to the Vermilion County Juvenile Detention Center.
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