A federal lawsuit accuses a Laramie County, Wyoming, deputy of violating an 8-year-old boy's rights by tackling him to the ground and restraining him at school when he hadn't done anything wrong. The deputy then deleted body camera footage of the assault, the lawsuit claims. The lawsuit was filed by the boy's parents against the Laramie County Sheriff's Office and the deputy, who was working as a school resource officer at the time. The incident happened in February 2022 at a Laramie County School District 1 elementary school on Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, where the boy's father was stationed at the time. Read more: https://www.9news.com/article/news/national/lawsuit-accuses-laramie-deputy-of-tackling-2nd-grader/73-3d1d9380-c3af-4494-887b-c93bd5ceb538 ----- More local videos here: https://youtube.com/@9news Subscribe to NEXT: https://youtube.com/@Nexton9NEWS Stay connected: 9NEWS Website: https://www.9news.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ilike9news Twitter: https://twitter.com/9NEWS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/9newsdenver/ Download the 9NEWS App: https://www.9news.com/appredirect/ Sign up for the 9NEWSLETTER: https://www.9news.com/email 9NEWS (KUSA) is located in Denver, Colorado.