Charges filed against Mid-Del teacher accused of body slamming his own student

"A Jarman Middle School student is recovering after allegedly being body-slammed by his own teacher," KFOR reports.

“He was crying. You could tell that his body was hurting. Mr. Heffington put his hands on my son and body slammed him to the ground,” said the student’s mom. 

Court documents just filed in Oklahoma County District Court Friday back the claims up. Forty-eight-year-old Blaine Heffington is now charged with assault and battery of a school student. Midwest City police say he picked the student up by his rib cage, threw him to the ground and then laid on top of him. 

“It’s just sickening,” said his mom.