DAYTON, Ohio (WKEF) — For the first time since a video went viral on social media, Dayton 24/7 Now is hearing from the young victim’s family. In the video, the boy, who was eight at the time, can be seen and heard being physically and verbally assaulted in the backseat of a van by a man police have identified as Jeffrey Lemmings, 45. That young boy’s grandmother told Dayton 24/7 Now’s Gwyneth Falloon she’s outraged, frustrated, and concerned.
“I just love him so much,” said Tammy Smith, the young victim’s grandmother. “He’s lovable. He’s got the best smile, the best laugh.”
Smith spoke of her now 10-year-old grandson Thursday, seen in a now-viral video.
“I almost want to cry about it right now,” she said. “I was so angry [about] the hits, the screams, him screaming, saying ‘oh, no!’”…