Staff member at special needs residential program in Franklin accused of breaking autistic student's arm

"On Oct. 13, 2025, he was sitting with a male student who requires one-to-one care when the student began hitting the wall next to him. Allison repeatedly told the student to stop, but he continued to hit the wall and began banging his head against the wall, police wrote in the report. Allison then allegedly grabbed the student's left arm and neck, pushed him to the ground face-first, and attempted to place both his arms behind him."

"At that moment, Allison allegedly jammed the student's left arm to the floor, breaking it in the process. The entire incident was allegedly caught on the group home's security footage, and an 'audible snapping noise' could be heard at this point, according to the police report."

"Saturs Allison, 27, of Pawtucket, R.I., is charged with assault and battery on a disabled person causing serious injury in October 2025, court records show. He pleaded not guilty and was released on personal recognizance. Allison was later indicted Feb. 26 by a grand jury in Norfolk Superior Court, records show."

Saturs Allison, 27, of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, was indicted on assault and battery charges for allegedly breaking an autistic student's arm while employed at Amego, Inc., a residential program for people with developmental disabilities in Franklin. On October 13, 2025, while working at a group home providing support for children with autism, Allison was supervising a male student requiring one-to-one care. When the student began hitting and banging his head against a wall, Allison allegedly grabbed the student's arm and neck, pushed him face-first to the ground, and jammed his left arm to the floor, fracturing it. Security footage captured the incident, including an audible snapping noise. Allison pleaded not guilty and was released on personal recognizance.

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