A Lynchburg, Virginia, father is upset that his 16-year-old autistic son was taken away from him and placed in a mental institution far from home for a day. Gordon Bowyer told WSET news that “‘they took him from me, and they took him by force.’” Bowyer and his son, Joshua, were waiting for an appointment at Central Virginia Community Services when Joshua became upset and “officers took him into custody at Lynchburg General Hospital.”
Bowyer – “They went in like they were raiding a crack house. And my son screamed out ‘no!’ He was real scared, you could tell by the …read more