CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- A Charlotte mother says her 12-year-old son is traumatized after police handcuffed him and took him to jail.

They say the boy was charged with reckless driving while riding his bicycle last weekend.

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, says she picked her son up at the jailhouse after a panicked call from one of his friends.

"Terrified, traumatized: that's how he feels," Jasmine Ervin said. "He shouldn't h

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