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Man accused of attacking 12-year-old near bus stop sentenced one year

Sherman Price was charged with child abuse and assault.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville man accused of attacking a 12-year-old boy near a Jefferson County Public Schools bus stop was sentenced to serve one year of jail time.

Sherman Price, 41, was caught on camera attacking a 12-year-old boy, picking him up by the neck and slamming him to the ground. He's also seen throwing a punch at the child.

Court records revealed the incident was in response to something that happened on the school bus between the young boy and Price's daughter.

He was charged with 4th degree assault and child abuse, according to court documents.

Price has been incarcerated for 16 days awaiting his sentence; as of Thursday, he has 349 days left.

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