The father accused of using his daughter as a human shield during an arrest pleaded not guilty in Massillon Municipal Court on Thursday.
Ty Gracie, 39, faces charges of endangering children, disrupting official business, and disorderly conduct.
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Gracie’s bond was set at $5,000.
On Monday, Jackson Township police responded to a disturbance at Bubba’s Restaurant on Dressler Road.
Officers claimed Gracie was drunk, causing a disturbance, and threatening an employee.
According to authorities, Gracie told officers while holding the child “to shoot him in the head.”
No one was injured in the incident.
