A 5-year-old boy with autism is facing assault charges in Sumner County, according to records obtained by The Tennessean. Larry Burke, a school resource officer at H.B. Williams Elementary School in White House, filed for charges of aggravated assault and simple assault to be taken out against the kindergartener in early September, records show. The boy is accused of throwing chairs, overturning furniture and tossing items around a classroom.
