Texas man allegedly slapped school bully who teased stepkid

A Texas man faces charges after he allegedly slapped his stepdaughter’s middle school bully in the face, officials said.

James Olander Peace, who is from Deer Park, is accused of hitting the 12-year-old because the boy teased his stepdaughter and threw ice cream at her, news station WTVD reported.

Peace’s wife, who didn’t want to be named, said her daughter asked to be picked up Feb. 14 because the boy was picking on her as she walked home.

She said the bully called her daughter “ugly” and told her she looked like a “transvestite.”

When Peace picked up the girl, he saw the bully walking with his friend and decided to confront him, according to police.

Surveillance footage from a nearby business showed Peace shouting at the boy before he hit him, officials said.

“He was slapped across the face with an open hand, had red marks and swelling to his cheek and upper jaw,” Deer Park Police Lt. Chris Brown told WTVD.

Police said Peace threatened the boy not to report the incident to authorities.

The school learned of the incident when the boy refused to go to lunch because he didn’t want to see Peace’s stepdaughter, news station KHOU reported.

Charges were filed against 37-year-old Peace for felony injury to a child.

He was arrested Monday evening and released on $15,000 bond, according to court records.

Source: NYPOST