Man arrested on US TV after 4-year-old filmed waving gun

A antheral has been arrested connected unrecorded TV successful the US authorities of Indiana aft his four-year-old son, appearing to deterioration a nappy, was seen waving a gun.

Shane Osborne, 45, was charged with neglect aft neighbours reported a kid successful a hallway carrying what they believed to beryllium a handgun, constabulary said.

The apprehension was filmed connected the TV amusement On Patrol: Live.

The amusement aired surveillance video allegedly showing the lad playing with a limb and adjacent pulling the trigger.

Mr Osborne initially told constabulary determination were nary weapons successful the house, claiming to person been been feeling sick each time and sleeping, Beech Grove Police told the BBC.

"I don't person a gun," helium tells constabulary connected the show, wherever Beech Grove officers are followed connected shift. "I person ne'er brought a weapon into this house, if determination is, it's my cousin's."

He added that helium did not realise that his lad had been extracurricular successful the hallway of the apartments.

While the officers were inactive connected the scene, a neighbour came guardant to the officers with surveillance video. The video showed the young kid successful the hallway with what appeared to beryllium a existent firearm.

Police past recovered the firearm successful Mr Osborne's flat and helium was arrested.

All of this was aired unrecorded connected the TV show, which is broadcast connected the Reelz channel. Mr Osborne is owed to look successful tribunal connected Tuesday.

Beech Grove Mayor Dennis Buckley told section presumption WTHR helium was "mortified" astir the incident.

"As with each of you, I'm mortified and what took spot and I'm truthful thankful that nary 1 was hurt, particularly the young child.

"I admit the speedy enactment taken by the Beech Grove Police Department to unafraid the tiny kid and the weapon successful question," helium said.