Dad Arrested For Confiscating 12 Year Old Daughters Phone

OK, so let me say before we start here... that common sense prevailed for once but, this story is kind of insane.

Back in September of 2013, Ron Jackson caught his 12 year old daughter texting with friends to organize an attack on another kid. So he confiscated her phone. A few hours later, the police showed up, and told him to give the phone back.

Apparently the girl told her mom that dad had confiscated the phone. Ronald is divorced from the girl's mom, and now she's married to a cop. So she called her husband, and they went after Ron.

But he refused to cough up the phone because, "I didn't want the police telling me how to parent my child. I couldn't believe they would go to this extent for a cell phone. It didn't seem right." So... they arrested him.

Ron was in the Grand Prairie, Texas courthouse on Tuesday facing a misdemeanor theft charge. Fortunately, common sense prevailed and the judge found him not guilty.

Unfortunately, Ron says the case has completely ended his relationship with his daughter and ex-wife, both of whom testified against him. And he's planning to go after the city and the police for targeting him.

[Via: CBS 11 - Dallas]