Case Dismissed Against Miss. Child Who Was Arrested for Public Urination, Says Attorney

Mar. 15, 2025

Carlos Moore, Quantavious Eason and LaTonya Eason.Photo:Courtesy Carlos Moore

Courtesy Carlos Moore

Quantavious Eason, now 11, was arrested for urinating in a Senatobia courthouse parking lot in August 2023. In a December hearing, the child was sentenced to probation and ordered to write a book report on the lateKobe Bryant.

“Judge Rusty Harlow ruled that Eason is not a child in need of supervision, effectively dismissing the Tate County Youth Court petition against him,” shared Moore.

Representatives for Moore’s office and Senatobia Mayor Greg Graves' office did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for more information on Thursday.

Quantavious Eason.WREG News Channel 3/Youtube

WREG News Channel 3/Youtube

Quantavious was 10 years old when he publicly urinated next to a car while waiting for his mother LaTonya Eason, who at the time was in a courthouse that had a sign indicating there were no public restrooms.

Moore has since argued that race played a part into Quantavious' arrest. “He did what any reasonable person would do: he urinated next to the car behind the door — not exposing himself to anyone,” Moore said, according toNBC. “He would not have been arrested, prosecuted or sentenced if he was any other color, race, besides Black.”

LaTonya agreed that her son has been treated unfairly, though said she was unsure if race was a factor. “My son is going through enough getting arrested," she told the press. “Then for him [to have] to see a probation officer and then write an essay, I don’t think it’s right or it’s fair.”

Quantavious Eason on August 10, 2023.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Meanwhile, the officer involved in the incident was terminated about 10 days after Quantavious' arrest.

“The officer’s decisions violated our written policy and went against our prior training on how to deal with these situations,” the Chief of the Senatobia Police Department said in astatementat the time. “As a result of this investigation, one of the officers involved is no longer employed, and the others will be disciplined. We will also have mandatory Juvenile training department-wide, just as we do every year.”

source: people.com