CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WJZY) — A mother of a 12-year-old in North Carolina says her son is traumatized after police handcuffed him and took him to jail.

The boy was charged with reckless driving while riding his bicycle last weekend in Charlotte.

A stranger recorded video of Prince Ervin handcuffed in the back of a CMPD car on Sunday. The video shows bystanders questioning officers about what was going on.

"What crime did he commit?" a man asked.

"Reckless driving," an officer responded.

"Reckless driving on a bicycle," the man said. "Did he hit a car?"

"Doesn't have to hit a car," the officer said.

Prince's mom, Jasmine Ervin, says she picked her son up at the jail after a panicked call from one of his friends.

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