Investigate Cranston

And how it forever changed our family's lives on 9/6/2019 and years of retaliation that followed within the Cranston schools, school department and Cranston PD. On Friday, September 6th 2019, Josh, accompanied by his fiance’, Rachel, was picking up his daughter, from her school. While waiting for dismissal with other parents, he noticed the principal, Janet Antonelli, whom he had met a week prior, at the school’s Meet & Greet. She took his name and stated that the teachers would bring the students down. Moments later his daughters teacher, Ms. Sivo, opened the door, with his daughter in hand. Josh approached, they greeted one another, and she then handed her to him. They began to speak briefly, when suddenly and abruptly, the principal yelled to Josh, “You cannot take her!” Josh, naturally, baffled and embarrassed, turned and asked if they could speak in private. She agreed, then turned, presumably walking him toward her office. During that time, she leaned over and whispered to a man, who then left. Upon arriving in her office, a police officer joined them. Since there was no reason to summon a police officer, Josh questioned why the officer was there, as this was to be a private conversation. Josh then redirected his attention to the principal. She still claimed that he couldn’t leave with his daughter. She repeatedly stated that Josh was not on an Emergency Care Card, a paper she was waving around. Josh disputed her claim. He remarked that school had been dismissed and that there was no emergency. Moreover, there was no court order or authority to justify her actions. She scoffed dismissively, turning to a desktop computer, where she performed a search. His name appeared on the screen, and Josh exclaimed, “See, there I am”. She immediately shut the screen down. The officer then asked if that were true, and she replied, “Yes”. Josh exclaimed, “See”. She followed with, “I still don’t feel comfortable. I need to call the superintendent”. At this point, Josh reiterated that she had no reason or authority to prevent him from picking up his daughter. He already had her, and school was over. He turned and simply walked out, unchallenged. He immediately rejoined his daughter, Rachel and Ms. They say their good-byes, turned and left for their car. Moments later, while our family was about to enter our car, an Officer Burns, now approached them, exclaiming “You can’t leave with her!”. He threatened to grab Josh's daughter, a frightened 9 year-old girl. Josh, alarmed at this, turned and, while still walking, began to question the officer. He asked under whose authority, stating that there was no court order. The officer replied with threats to grab Josh. Josh again questioned the officer. The officer responded aggressively, and proceeded to grab Josh, first around the head, then his neck, even kicking at Josh’s feet, enough so to kick off one of Josh’s shoes. During the altercation, Josh’s belongings became scattered about. At one point, the officer grabbed Josh’s wrist, yanking it violently behind Josh’s back, and, in so doing injured Josh, instantly bringing him to the ground. The officer continued with his excessive force, placing his whole body weight onto Josh, keeping him subdued. Josh, in noticeable pain, was having trouble breathing. He called out for help and for the officer to stop. The officer, using pain compliance??, pushed harder while he handcuffed Josh. His daughter , who had thrown herself to the ground, watched in horror, screaming, crying and pulling at the grass, as this officer beat then arrested her father, for nothing more than picking her up from school. Witnessing what this officer was doing, Josh's daughter, seeing people recording the incident, watched on, helpless, and scared. The school became overwhelmed with police presence. Police took Josh to a patrol car, where he was interrogated and later taken to the precinct. Still outside, Josh's daughter was curled up, crying and hysterical, with Rachel, by her side trying to console her. They began hearing commands issued from all directions, demanding they return inside the school. Confused, scared and unsure of what's happening, they were led by the principal, as well as the male and female officers, inside. Once inside, Rachel was not allowed to leave with her. They were separated and questioned, Josh's daughter without an adult or guardian present. They were made to sit in the lobby until her grandmother arrived. Rachel was then cleared from the scene. To aid in covering up the school's and officer's gross misconduct, Josh was charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and obstruction of justice. Shortly after 9pm, released from the Cranston Police, Josh was picked up by Rachel. Josh spoke to his daughter, who was back at her mother’s, where Josh set off to pick her up, as planned. They arrived around 9:45pm. As they went ahead with their planned weekend, it was now Wednesday, Sept 11th…Five days later. Tonya, his daughters mother, informed Josh she had taken out restraining orders against him, for both herself and for His daughter. According to Tonya’s own signed affidavit, she stated that a DCYF case worker, Pamela Grundy informed her it was in her best interest to do so…Josh, again, was wrongfully forced away from his child, this time for 21 days. He was also left facing criminal charges, as well as a family court case, which Tonya also initiated. For the criminal case, Josh’s lawyer subpoenaed school documents, Aspen records, and any videos. Within, they found an alarming timeline. On Sept. 4th 2019, Tonya illegally removed Josh from the school's Emergency Care Card, without the required court or legal documents. Someone in the school's office administration clearly conspired with Tonya. facilitating the illegal changes. The next day, Cynthia McCall, changed the Aspen system to update the fraudulent ECC. Also on the 5th, Tonya logged into Aspen six separate times, one log in lasting two hours. Additionally, on the 6th, after reading the police report, they were alerted that Josh had left the principal’s office. Her subsequent order, to prevent Josh from leaving, was without a valid court order, any legal justification, and beyond her scope of authority. School had already been dismissed, and his child had already been released into his custody by a teacher who was aware of the pick-up, through an email Josh had sent that morning. During the criminal proceedings, Cranston’s prosecution tried to paint Josh as a violent criminal. Josh was informed that any unfavorable outcome in the criminal case would have a negative effect in family court. Therefore, he needed the criminal charges resolved before being able to address the family court case. Under duress and acting on the advice of his lawyer, Josh took a plea, never being able to address how Janet Antonelli and Officer Burns willfully and wrongfully acted outside the law or legal duties. Josh’s child was forcibly taken from him, grossly infringing upon and violating his parental and constitutional rights. This is in addition to his being violently assaulted, illegally arrested, and jailed, seemingly having his rights revoked without just cause or due process, all on the order of a school principal!